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• n  (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.
• a  of or relating to the craft of making fireworks
  pyrotechnic smokes
• s  suggestive of fireworks
  pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity
  a pyrotechnic wit

• From childhood, he had an instinctive feel for all things pyrotechnic; he was intrigued by the infernal powders that fuel firecrackers and sticks of tnt.
• Gone, too, was the unshakable confidence of the rank and file in the pyrotechnic brilliance of Palmiro Togliatti, the man whom Italian Communists call Migliore (The Best).
• A Fourth of July conversation with a leader of one of the nation's top pyrotechnic firms.

• firework
• pyrotechnical

News & Articles

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• ‘Transformers 4? fire no big deal, says Michael Bay
  When news broke that there was a fire on the Texas set of Transformers 4, visions of disastrous pyrotechnic mayhem
  June 14, 2013 - Entertainment Weekly
• Discovery Sued For Wrongful Death In Reality TV Pilot Stunt
  A pyrotechnics stunt gone fatally wrong last year during production on a Discovery Channel pilot has resulted in a wrongful death suit filed this week. “As a direct result of Discovery’s negligence and negligence in using, or authorizing the use of, pyrotechnic devices during the production of the “Brothers in Arms” pilot, Terry Flannel was killed,” says a complaint ( read it here ) filed ...
  June 14, 2013 - Deadline Hollywood
• “It Begins with a Spark” Global Superstar Usher Joins Macy’s in Curating the Concept, Music and Design of the 37th ...
  This 4th of July, the nation’s largest patriotic pyrotechnic display will illuminate the night sky over New York City as the 37th annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks® rumble to life.
  June 13, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Vin Scully in San Diego Union Tribune
  When Jackie came out he was not aware of anything, and all of a sudden, the man hands him a piece of watermelon,Scully said. "He was ready to go pyrotechnic until we were able to say, 'No, no, Jack. Everybody is having watermelon, me, a...
• Billy Gibbons in Houston Chronicle
  The delivery of the Star Spangled Banner - with the pyrotechnic guitar work that Hendrix provided - really opened the eyes of so many aspiring guitar players,Gibbons says. "If nothing else, the dive-bomb, whammy-bar effect he injected in...
• Benigno Aquino III in Inquirer.net
  Aquino said Section 7 of Republic Act 7183, or "An act regulating the sale, manufacture, distribution and use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices," requires local government unit to establish and design a zone, at least 300 meters away...