FIREBALL


Meaning of FIREBALL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌbȯl ]

noun

Date: 1555

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.