Meaning | firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing. |
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Synonyms | firecracker, cracker |
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Narrower | cannon cracker | A large firecracker |
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cherry bomb | A red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power |
whizbang, whizzbang | A firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing / whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion |
Broader | firework, pyrotechnic | (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames |
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Spanish | petardo, piola, traca, triquitraque |
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Catalan | correcames, petard, traca |
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Verbs | bang | to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound |
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