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• Squib (explosive) — A typical Chinese Squib A squib is a miniature explosive device used in a wide range of industries, from special effects to military applications. It resembles a tiny stick of dynamite, both in appearance and construction, although with… …   Wikipedia

• Squib load — A squib load, also known as a squib round, pop and no kick, or just a squib, is a firearms malfunction in which a fired projectile does not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes stuck. This type of malfunction can be… …   Wikipedia

• squib — /skwɪb/ (say skwib) noun 1. a short witty or sarcastic saying or writing. 2. a firework consisting of a tube or ball filled with powder, which burns with a hissing noise terminated usually by a slight explosion. 3. any firework. 4. a pyrotechnic… …  

• squib — squibbish, adj. /skwib/, n., v., squibbed, squibbing. n. 1. a short and witty or sarcastic saying or writing. 2. Journalism. a short news story, often used as a filler. 3. a small firework, consisting of a tube or ball filled with powder, that… …   Universalium

• squib — I. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1525 1. a. a short humorous or satiric writing or speech b. a short news item; especially filler 2. a. a small firecracker b. a broken firecracker in which the powder burns with a fizz 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• squib — A small pyrotechnic device that may be used to fire the igniter in a rocket or for some similar purpose. Not to be confused with a detonator that explodes …   Military dictionary

• Fireworks — Firework redirects here. For other uses, see Fireworks (disambiguation). Pyrotechnics portal …   Wikipedia

• Pyrotechnics — The term pyrotechnics can also be used for fireworks events. Pyrotechnics is the science of materials capable of undergoing self contained and self sustained exothermic chemical reactions for the production of heat, light, gas, smoke and/or sound …   Wikipedia

• Molten salt battery — Molten salt batteries or liquid sodium battery are a class of primary cell and secondary cell high temperature electric battery that use molten salts as an electrolyte. They offer both a higher energy density through the proper selection of… …   Wikipedia

• balloon flight — ▪ aviation Introduction  passage through the air of a balloon that contains a buoyant gas, such as helium or heated air, for which reason it is also known as lighter than air free flight. Unmanned balloons have been used to carry meteorological… …   Universalium

• fireworks — Synonyms and related words: Roman candle, antiaircraft fire, bomb, cap, cherry bomb, cracker, cross fire, curtain fire, direct fire, dry fire, file fire, fire, fire of demolition, firecracker, firepower, firework, firing, flack, flak, flare,… …   Moby Thesaurus