Firecracker
['faɪəkrækə] or ['faɪɚkrækɚ]
Definition
(noun.) firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing.
Typed by Bartholdi--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) See Cracker., n., 3.
Typed by Anatole
Examples
- Among the things she brought back--more as a curiosity than as an article of cargo--was a consignment of Chinese firecrackers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It sounded as though pack after pack of miniature firecrackers were going off at a distance that was almost out of hearing. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- But larger quantities are now manufactured in the United States, and it is only a matter of time when the Young American salute will take the place of the Chinese firecrackers. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The Story in Firecrackers and Sky-Rockets[9] Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was near the close of the eighteenth century that Chinese firecrackers first came into use in celebrating the American Independence Day. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is noteworthy that while almost every kind of fireworks is manufactured in Europe and the United States, the small firecrackers are still imported from China. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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