fireball
noun
fire·ball
ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌbȯl 
1
: a ball of fire
also
: something resembling such a ball
the primordial fireball associated with the beginning of the universe —
Scientific American
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
Examples of fireball in a Sentence
The house erupted into a fireball.
what this club needs is a fireball who will bring some sorely needed energy and enthusiasm
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Another video showed it after touching down at Newark, engine still in a fireball.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Dramatic new video shows the jet’s rear landing gear buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after making a hard landing.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
There would be a huge fireball that would start fires out to 15 kilometers, something like that.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Additionally, a medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood on Jan. 31, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025
Dramatic new video shows the jet’s rear landing gear buckling and the right wing shearing away in a fireball after making a hard landing.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
There would be a huge fireball that would start fires out to 15 kilometers, something like that.
—Jonathan O'Callaghan, Scientific American, 30 Jan. 2025
Additionally, a medical transport jet with a child patient, her mother and four others aboard crashed into a Philadelphia neighborhood on Jan. 31, exploding in a fireball that engulfed several homes.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fireball
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“Fireball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fireball. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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fireball
noun
fire·ball
-ˌbȯl
1
: a ball of fire
2
: a very bright meteor
3
: the glowing cloud of vapor and dust created by a nuclear explosion
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