(astronautics) A bright glow caused by a spacecraft re-entering an atmosphere.
(astronautics) A bright glow caused by a spacecraft re-entering an atmosphere.
In a moment, he was caught by the blast. He threw up his arms to cover his head as the surge of energy created by the fireball threw him aside.
Add your own interpretation of "fireball".
The vocabulary of software engineers, AI researchers, and anyone living in a terminal or on GitHub — from LLM to MCP, CORS to vibe coding, agentic to enshittification.
See all Tech, Dev & AI slang on Slangora.
Browse all slang words starting with F.
Completely Shaunopants He was composed, decisive, silky on the ball, a terrier in defence and a turn of speed not unlike Fireball XL5 (you might need to google that). Dwighty's being sold, so out with the old in wit…
A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon.
He placed his arms in a blocking position, but even so, the fireball threw all three of them, Kylie, Percival, and Kelly, onto the wall.
Fireball means: A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or thrown as a weapon.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
fireball means: A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or thrown as a weapon.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
(astronomy) A meteor bright enough to cast shadows; a bolide.
As Elon Musk returns his focus to his businesses, one of his most important companies just had another setback: A SpaceX Starship rocket exploded in an immense fireball Wednesday during a routine ground test.
“Chaos as van explodes in huge fireball on suburban Bondi street trib.al/TGPZhyr”
“‘It’s mistaken identity and I’m lucky to be alive’ says mum whose car exploded in a fireball #LocalToOssett #westyorkshire”
“Completely Shaunopants He was composed, decisive, silky on the ball, a terrier in defence and a turn of speed not unlike Fireball XL5 (you might need to google that). Dwighty's being sold, so out with the old in with the [hugely impressive] new.”
“I was speechless. They'd blown up my truck! They'd turned it into a big yellow fireball. "Look on the bright side," Lula said to me. "You're not going to have to worry about that puppy stalling no more."”
“>> Last song at my wedding was Fireball cuz”