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Rarefireball
The correct spelling is fireball.
How to pronounce fireball
noun
IPA: /ˈfaɪə(ɹ)bɔːl/
Say it like: Fir-eba-ll
The correct spelling is fireball. A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion. For example: "The car swerved off a road, hit a wall, and fireballed as the petrol tank exploded."
Usage Examples
“The car swerved off a road, hit a wall, and fireballed as the petrol tank exploded.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion.
- 2.A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.
- 3.A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
- 4.A charge made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, with four sets of flames, at the top, bottom and on either side.
- 5.A ball filled with combustibles to be thrown among enemies.
verb
- 1.To explode in a ball of flame.
- 2.To pitch the ball very fast.
- 3.To attack with balls of fire.
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