firework
A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of…A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.
» I'll go out and see the fireworks.
Я пойду на улицу смотреть салют.
Я вийду подивитись феєрверк.
Meaning
1 senses(plural, usually)A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.
Commercial firework displays are commonly launched from boats or other vessels
Fireworks went off after Australia won the World Cup.
Feuerwerkskörper
фейерве́ркfejjervérk
феєрве́ркfejervérk, вогнегра́йvohnehráj
- (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.
Examples
147 sentencesI'll go out and see the fireworks.
Я вийду подивитись феєрверк.
ruЯ пойду на улицу смотреть салют.
Tom set off some fireworks.
Том запустив салют.
I don't like fireworks.
Я не люблю феєрверки.
I want to buy some fireworks.
The fireworks didn't last very long.
Translations
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Origin
From fire + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Fjuurwierk (“firework”), West Frisian fjoerwurFrom fire + work. Compare Saterland Frisian Fjuurwierk (“firework”), West Frisian fjoerwurk (“firework”), Dutch vuurwerk (“firework”), Low German Füürwark, Füerwark (“firework”), German Feuerwerk (“firework”), Danish fyrværkeri (“firework”), Swedish fyrverkeri (“firework”), Faroese fýrverk (“firework”).
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Forms
plural: fireworksSynonyms
1 synonyms- (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.:pyrotechnic