0 a large ball of fire, especially one caused by a very powerful explosion:
1 a great mass of fire high in the air, esp. one caused by a powerful explosion
Life was then non-existent and matter itself only a submicroscopic precipitate suspended in a glowing fireball of high-frequency light, x-rays and gamma rays.
That may be so, but there could be a fireball going down the tunnel and a very high concentration of carbon monoxide.
I refer to the fireball effect when the flashover came from the top of the escalator into the ticket hall.
It has been questioned what investigations were carried out to ascertain the effect of paintwork in developing the fireball.
The fireball, the environmental pollution and the risk of endangering life if the accident happens near the coast, are almost unthinkable.
The fireball would be almost a mile wide.
Of course there is a fireball; of course there is going to be damage.
The base of the fireball was well above the surface of the sea.
