Look up: Fireball

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   Fireball
   A bright meteor with an apparent visual magnitude of -4 mag. or brighter.
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   fireball
   [n] - a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning) 2. [n] - the luminous center of a nuclear explosion
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   Fireball
   A very brilliant meteor.
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   Fireball
   Series of smart anti-armour rounds, IAI [IL]
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   fireball
   the rising, hot and brilliant sphere of burning gases immediately following a very large fire; term used mainly for nuclear bomb explosions Category: Management in the public and private sector • an extremely bright meteor Category: The cosmos • the luminous sphere of hot gases which forms a few millionths of a second after detonation of a nuclear weapon and immediately sta...
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   Fireball
   Fire'ball` noun (a) (Mil.) A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen. (b) A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding.
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   Fireball
   Fire'ball` noun Ball, or globular, lightning.
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   Fireball
   • (n.) A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen. • (n.) A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding. • (n.) Ball, or globu...
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   fireball
   (from the article `meteor and meteoroid`) A very significant development in meteor science occurred about two decades later. This was the establishment of large-scale networks for ...
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    Fireball
    (from the article `roller coaster`) In the 1920s Riverview Park in Chicago came closest to rivaling Coney Island, with always at least 6, and sometimes as many as 11, coasters in ...
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    fireball
    
    1. an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
    2. a highly energetic and indefatigable person
    3. a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)
    4. the luminous center of a nuclear explosion
    
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    fireball
    Fireballs associated with the Peekskill meteorite fall on Oct. 9, 1002. Photo by by S. Eichmiller in Altoona, Pennsylvania A meteor that is brighter than any planet or star, i.e. with an apparent magnitude of -5 or greater. Fireballs are often followed by meteorite falls. Related entry ...
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    fireball
    fireball, very bright meteor leaving a trail in the sky that can remain visible for several minutes; often a distinct sound, perhaps caused by very low frequency radio waves, is associated with it. A bolide. (bō'līd) is a fireball that explodes in the air because of thermal stresses ...
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