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• n  an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)
• n  a highly energetic and indefatigable person
• n  a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)
• n  the luminous center of a nuclear explosion

• Sunday morning, it looked like Texas was in the path of danger when police received numerous reports of a sonic boom, a visible fireball and debris descending in various spots .
• Suddenly, across the noonday sky from west to east, swept a brilliant fireball.
• The ensuing fireball killed all 186 people on the plane and 13 more on the ground, making this the worst air disaster in Brazilian history.

• bolide
• powerhouse
• human dynamo
• ball of fire

News & Articles

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• Annapolis entry Fireball captures first place in PHRF 1 for Annapolis-Newport
  That Fireball was listed as a first-time entry in the Annapolis-to-Newport Race was a bit of a misnomer.
  June 13, 2013 - CapitalGazette.com
• The only thing Gennaro Gattuso fears is death
  Bearded fireball Rino Gattuso has been lined up to become Palermo's next manager following the club's relegation from Serie A once he ends his contract with Swiss club FC Sion. As he prepares to try and ride the mechanical bull … Continue reading ?
  June 13, 2013 - Dirty Tackle via Yahoo! Sports
• How Wacky is Fireball Tim This Monday? He's Shaved His Moustache! +VIDEO
  HOLLYWOOD USA - June 10, 2013: Episode 3 of Fireball Tim's Wacky Rides Monday is a pretty special, Fireball designs the Arizona Cactus Hot Rod.
  June 12, 2013 - The Auto Channel

Quotes

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• Gen James E Cartwright in FOXNews
  Alluding to a video clip of the missile smashing into the satellite, which he showed at the news conference, Cartwright said, "We have a fireball, and given that there's no fuel (on the tip of the missile), that would indicate that that's a...
• Chris Petersen in San Francisco Chronicle
  In came Gary, a fireball of energy,Petersen recalled Monday. "And we were like, 'who's this guy, where did he come from?'"
• Raymond Kelly in Times of India
  The bomb, Kelly said, "would have caused casualties, a significant fireball."