light ball

noun

A ball of combustible materials, used to provide light, and sometimes made so as to fired from a cannon or mortar, or to be carried up by a rocket.

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Meanings

nounlight ball (plural light balls)

plural light balls

  1. historicalgovernmentA ball of combustible materials, used to provide light, and sometimes made so as to fired from a cannon or mortar, or to be carried up by a rocket.
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APA

light ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20ball

MLA

“light ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20ball. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “light ball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/light%20ball.

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