Definition of Firework. Meaning of Firework. Synonyms of Firework

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Definition of Firework

Firework
Firework 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.

Meaning of Firework from wikipedia

- sparkling shapes, often variously colored. A skyrocket is a common form of firework, although the first skyrockets were used in warfare. The aerial s****,...
- "Firework" is a song by American singer Katy Perry from her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). Perry co-wrote the song with Ester Dean and the song's...
- A watusi is a type of Christmas firework that is po****r in the Philippines. Its ingredients are yellow phosphorus, pot****ium chlorate, pot****ium nitrate...
- A rocket is a pyrotechnic firework made out of a paper tube packed with gunpowder that is propelled into the air. Types of rockets include the skyrockets...
- The Catherine wheel or pinwheel is a type of firework consisting either of a powder-filled spiral tube, or an angled rocket mounted with a pin through...
- Lieutenant-fireworker was an officer rank in the British Royal Artillery, ranking below second lieutenant. After the first lieutenant and second lieutenant...
- Children's literature portal The Firework-Maker's Daughter is a children's novella by Philip Pullman. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Doubleday...
- explosive pyrotechnic devices used for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. Firework(s) may also refer to: Fireworks (1947 film), a film by Kenneth Anger Fireworks...
- Malanada firework disaster was a disaster in which 33 people lost their lives after a fire broke out in the Malanada temple at Poruvathi in Kollam district...
- Firework designed to make a loud bang...