fire ‧ ball /ˈfaɪəbɔːl $ ˈfaɪrbɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a ball of fire, especially one caused by an explosion:
The jet exploded in midair and turned into a fireball.
fire ‧ ball /ˈfaɪəbɔːl $ ˈfaɪrbɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
a ball of fire, especially one caused by an explosion:
The jet exploded in midair and turned into a fireball.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012