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Noun: firecracker  'fI(-u)r,kra-ku(r)
  1. Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing
    "Children lit firecrackers to celebrate the New Year";
    - cracker, banger [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: firecrackers

Type of: firework, pyrotechnic

Encyclopedia: Firecracker