0 a firework that makes a loud noise when it explodes
1 a small, usually paper or cardboard container filled with an explosive that makes a loud noise
Out of doors the air is filled with the smoke and roar of exploding firecrackers.
Suddenly the telegraph over in the corner snapped like a bunch of firecrackers.
The burns you get from firecrackers are much more dangerous than other burns.
Uneasy urchins in the distant village were already popping the first firecrackers of the celebration.
In its current situation, it would not even dare to set off a firecracker.
They had spread themselves among peaceful demonstrations and subsequently threw firecrackers into the demonstrators to get them to disperse.
Firecracker competes on equal terms for the contract.