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fireballfire‧ball /ˈfaɪəbɔːl $ ˈfaɪrbɒːl/ noun [countable] - But other fireballs and meteorites were to come to the attention of geologists and chemists.
- One was reported to have fallen in Fortune Bay, where another bright fireball had fallen the previous month.
- Some of the gases from the explosion and fireball may reach escape velocity.
- The fireball destroyed a prefabricated office building before setting a four-storey office block ablaze.
- The fireball has become an ember.
- The fireball is visible for about half a minute before the object exits from the atmosphere with its original speed virtually undiminished.
- We ran to the window and saw this huge fireball heading towards us and growing bigger and bigger.
a ball of fire, especially one caused by an explosion: The jet exploded in midair and turned into a fireball. |