| subst. |
| 1. |
firework - (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc. |
| |
|
pyrotechnic |
| |
|
low explosive an explosive with a low rate of combustion
|
| |
|
plural,
plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
|
| |
|
catherine wheel,
pinwheel a circular firework that spins round and round emitting colored fire
|
| |
|
firecracker,
banger,
cracker firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
|
| |
|
fizgig a firework that fizzes as it moves
|
| |
|
maroon an exploding firework used as a warning signal
|
| |
|
roman candle a cylindrical firework that projects a series of colored balls of fire
|
| |
|
serpent an obsolete bass cornet; resembles a snake
|
| |
|
skyrocket,
rocket sends a firework display high into the sky
|
| |
|
sparkler a firework that burns slowly and throws out a shower of sparks
|
| |
|
squib firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
|
| |
|
torpedo armament consisting of a long cylindrical self-propelled underwater projectile that detonates on contact with a target
|
Nederlansk
Fransk
Tysk
Italiensk
Norsk
Portugisisk
Spansk
Svensk
