Definition of "fireball" in Anglais

noun

1. A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon.

2. A feisty, strong-willed person.

3. Synonym of fastball (“a high-speed pitch of a baseball”).

4. (astronautics) A bright glow caused by a spacecraft re-entering an atmosphere.

5. (astronomy) A meteor bright enough to cast shadows; a bolide.

6. (sailing) A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.

7. (weaponry, historical) A bag or ball filled with combustible material which is thrown as a weapon or to set something alight.

8. An emanation of St. Elmo's fire; also (later), of ball lightning.

9. A ball-shaped firelighter (“small block of a flammable substance, typically a combination of sawdust and wax, used to light fires”).

10. A ball of heat-resistant material placed in a fire to slow down the burning of the fuel.

11. A statement intended to cause dissension or as a provocation.

adjective

1. (slang) Excellent, terrific.

verb

1. (transitive, fiction, chiefly fantasy, science fiction) To attack (someone or something) with balls of fire.

2. To explode in a ball of fire or flame.

   • The car swerved off a road, hit a wall, and fireballed as the petrol tank exploded.

3. To emerge suddenly; to explode.

4. To pitch a baseball very fast.