fireball : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: fireball	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for fireball
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fireball n an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) [syn: bolide, fireball] a highly energetic and indefatigable person Synonym(s): powerhouse, human dynamo, ball of fire, fireball a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning) the luminous center of a nuclear explosion
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fireball \Fire"ball`\, n. Ball, or globular, lightning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fireball \Fire"ball`\, n. (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.