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nounfirework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casingtype of:
Definition that contains firecracker
- squib firework consisting of a tube filled with powder (as a broken firecracker) that burns with a fizzing noise
- whizbang a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion
- whizzbang a firecracker that (like the whizbang shell) makes a whizzing sound followed by a loud explosion
- cherry bomb a red ball-shaped firecracker with high explosive power
- seal bomb a small explosive device (resembling a firecracker) that is used underwater in order to frighten mammals away from fishing grounds
- cannon cracker a large firecracker