Definition of fireball
1 : a ball of fire; also : something resembling such a ball the primordial fireball associated with the beginning of the universe — Scientific American
2 : a brilliant meteor that may trail bright sparks
3 : the highly luminous cloud of vapor and dust created by a nuclear explosion
4 : a highly energetic person
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The house erupted into a fireball.
what this club needs is a fireball who will bring some sorely needed energy and enthusiasm
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The crash with an oncoming pickup would mangle their car and turn it into a fireball, killing his mother, his 12-year-old brother, Jed, and one of the two older women in the pickup.
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A huge fireball then engulfs a building, forcing the cars to scramble to get away.
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A huge fireball then engulfs a building, forcing the cars to scramble to get away.
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Then, a huge fireball engulfs a building, forcing the cars to scramble to get away.
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The machine then burst into a fireball, flipped, then slid down the track before returning right-side up.
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With a crude device, the powder simply burns and adds to the fireball.
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15th Century
First Known Use of fireball
15th century
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