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Fireball vs Wireball - What's the difference?

fireball | wireball |

As nouns the difference between fireball and wireball

is that fireball is a ball of fire while wireball is a street game, related to baseball, in which the "batter" attempts to throw the ball over a power line.

fireball

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A ball of fire.
  • An explosion, which results in a fireball.
  • (astronomy) A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.
  • A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.

    • Derived terms

    * fireballer

    See also

    * comet * meteorite

    wireball

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • A street game, related to baseball, in which the "batter" attempts to throw the ball over a power line.