fireball

EXPLODEa ball of fire, especially one caused by an explosion 〔尤指爆炸后形成的〕火球

The jet exploded in midair and turned into a fireball.

那架喷气式飞机在半空爆炸，变成了一团火球。

Examples from the Corpus

fireball• Some of the gases from the explosion and fireball may reach escape velocity.• One was reported to have fallen in Fortune Bay, where another bright fireball had fallen the previous month.• We ran to the window and saw this huge fireball heading towards us and growing bigger and bigger.• But other fireballs and meteorites were to come to the attention of geologists and chemists.• The fireball destroyed a prefabricated office building before setting a four-storey office block ablaze.• The fireball has become an ember.• The fireball is visible for about half a minute before the object exits from the atmosphere with its original speed virtually undiminished.

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BNC: 24458 COCA: 14616

fireball