Fireball1. (n.) A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them up, so that movements may be seen.
2. (n.) A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding.
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