fireball

Meanings

Noun

• A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion.
• A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.
• A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
• A charge made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, with four sets of flames, at the top, bottom and on either side.
• A ball filled with combustibles to be thrown among enemies.

Verb

• To explode in a ball of flame.
• To pitch the ball very fast.
• To attack with balls of fire.

Origin

• fire + ball