Fireball Common

an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)

"The sky lit up as a brilliant fireball streaked across the night, briefly illuminating our entire backyard before vanishing into the clouds."

a highly energetic and indefatigable person

"After three consecutive weekends of back-to-back marathons, Sarah was still such a fireball that she volunteered to organize the next charity run without any complaint."

a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)

"The meteor streaked across the night sky, leaving behind a glowing trail that looked exactly like a falling fireball."

the luminous center of a nuclear explosion

"The flash from the test was so intense that its fireball could be seen for miles across the desert."

A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion.

"The meteor streaked across the night sky and exploded into a terrifying fireball that lit up the entire valley."