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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Fireball (0.00917 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Fireball.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: fireball
fireball
n 1: an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) [syn:
bolide]
2: a highly energetic and indefatigable person [syn:
powerhouse,
human dynamo,
ball of fire]
3: a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge
of lightning)
4: the luminous center of a nuclear explosion
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Fireball
Fireball
\Fire"ball`\, n.
1. (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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A rare phenomenon often associated with or caused by
lightning, resembling a luminous ball of fire passing
rapidly through the air or along solid objects, then
disappearing, and sometimes exploding. It seldom lasts
more than a few seconds. Also called
ball lightning,
globe lightning,
globular lightning, or
kugelblitz.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
3. A large mass of fire caused by a large explosion, as of
inflammable liquids or a nuclear device. The larger
fireballs, as of nuclear explosions, rise seemingly intact
into the air and may reach high altitudes while still
glowing.
[PJC]
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