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Firework

Firework Meaning & Definition
Firework Definition And Meaning

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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