Definition of "firecracker" []

• A small explosive charge and a fuse in a heavy paper casing, exploded to make noise, as at celebrations. (noun)

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• "Brent Napoleon, 23, strode in slow motion through the crowd in the living room, a sizzling dish of what he called firecracker salmon lofted like the Olympic torch."
• "But a quick Google search revealed that the phrase refers to a firecracker that has failed to ignite, perhaps because it was left out in the rain."
• "The telos of a fuse on a firecracker is a nice explosion."