Fire'-ball, n.
n. (Mil.) 1. A ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by explosion; also to set fire to their works and light these up, so that movements may be seen.
Sense 2. A luminous meteor, resembling a ball of fire passing rapidly through the air, and sometimes exploding;—distinguished from a shooting-star by its greater apparent size.
