About The Word Firework
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Firework
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What's The Definition Of Firework?
[n] (usually plural) an explosive device that burns with colored flames
Synonyms | Synonyms for Firework: pyrotechnics Related Terms | Find terms related to Firework: See Also | banger | catherine wheel | cracker | explosive device | firecracker | fizgig | maroon | pinwheel | rocket | Roman candle | serpent | skyrocket | sparkler | squib Firework In Webster's Dictionary \Fire"work`\, n.
1. A device for producing a striking display of light, or a
figure or figures in plain or colored fire, by the
combustion of materials that burn in some peculiar manner,
as gunpowder, sulphur, metallic filings, and various
salts. The most common feature of fireworks is a paper or
pasteboard tube filled with the combustible material. A
number of these tubes or cases are often combined so as to
make, when kindled, a great variety of figures in fire,
often variously colored. The skyrocket is a common form of
firework. The name is also given to various combustible
preparations used in war.
2. pl. A pyrotechnic exhibition. [Obs. in the sing.]
Night before last, the Duke of Richmond gave a
firework. --Walpole.
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