Fireball may refer to:

Science

Fireball (meteor) A meteor, known colloquially as a shooting star, is a glowing streak of a small body (usually meteoroid) going through Earth's atmosphere, after being heated to incandescence by collisions with air molecules in the upper atmosphere, creating a ...

, a brighter-than-usual meteor *

Ball lightning Ball lightning is a rare and unexplained phenomenon described as Luminosity, luminescent, spherical objects that vary from pea-sized to several meters in diameter. Though usually associated with thunderstorms, the observed phenomenon is repor ...

, an atmospheric electrical phenomenon * ''

Bassia scoparia ''Bassia scoparia'' is a large annual herb in the family Amaranthaceae (''sensu lato'') native to Eurasia. It has been introduced to many parts of North America,

'', a plant species

Arts and entertainment

Films

* '' The Fireball'', a 1950 film starring Mickey Rooney and Pat O'Brien * ''Fireball'' (film), a 2009 Thai martial arts action film directed by Thanakorn Pongsuwan * ''Fireball'' (anime), a series of CGI anime shorts * '' Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds'', a 2020 documentary film directed by Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer

Fictional characters

* Fireball Hikari, a protagonist of '' Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs'' American animated TV series (1987–1988) * the main character from the 70s comic book ''Bullet'' (DC Thomson) * a member of the Crusaders (DC Comics) team of superheroes * a member of the All-Star Squadron * a member of the '' New Crusaders'' (Archie Comics) superhero team * one of the "stalkers" from the film '' The Running Man'' * Rudolph's friend who is a reindeer in ''

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a fictional reindeer created by Robert L. May. Rudolph is usually depicted as the ninth and youngest of Santa Claus's reindeer, using his luminous red nose to lead the reindeer team and guide Santa's sleigh on C ...

Music

Fireballs (band) Fireballs are an Australian psychobilly band formed in May 1990 by Eddie Fury on drums and vocals, Matt Healy on guitar and Joe Phantom on bass and vocals. The trio issued three albums, ''Terminal Haircut'' (1992), ''Life Takes too Long'' (Ju ...

, an Australian Punkabilly band *

The Fireballs The Fireballs, sometimes billed as Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs, were an American rock and roll group, particularly popular at the end of the 1950s and in the early 1960s. The original line-up consisted of George Tomsco (lead guitar), Chuck T ...

, an American rock and roll band * ''Fireball'' (album), a 1971 hard rock album by British band Deep Purple ** "Fireball" (Deep Purple song), a 1971 Deep Purple song from the album of the same name * "Fireball" (Dev song), the debut single by American singer Dev * "Fireball" (B'z song), a 1997 single by Japanese band B'z * "Fireball" (Pitbull song), a 2014 song by Pitbull featuring John Ryan * "Fireball" (Willow Smith song), a 2011 song by Willow Smith

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Fireball'' (manga), a 1979 unfinished manga * ''Fireball'' (novel), a science fiction novel and the first in the ''Fireball'' trilogy by John Christopher * ''Fireball'' (pinball), a pinball machine * Hadouken (''Street Fighter''), also referred to as fireball, a ki-energy attack in the game ''Street Fighter'' * Fireball (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a fictional magic spell in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' *

Fire Ball The Fire Ball is a type of amusement ride manufactured by Larson International. It replaced a series of Larson rides manufactured prior to its unveiling, the first being the Super Loops and the second being the Ring of Fire. The ride features a ...

, an amusement ride

Ammunition

* .221 Remington Fireball, a centerfire cartridge * .17 Remington Fireball, based on the .221 Fireball * .300 Whisper, sometimes known as the .300 Fireball

Sports

* Fireball (nickname), various sportspeople * Fireball (wrestling move), an illegal professional wrestling move * Augusta FireBall, an American soccer team in 2005 and 2006 * Tucson Fireballs, an American United Soccer Leagues team from 1997 to 2001, originally the Los Angeles Fireballs * Fireball (wrestler), a Mexican professional wrestler *

Fireball (dinghy) The Fireball is a British sailing dinghy that was designed by Peter Milne (boat designer), Peter Milne as a one-design Sailing (sport), racer and first built in 1962.Sherwood, Richard M.: ''A Field Guide to Sailboats of North America, Second Ed ...

, a type of small sailing boat

Transportation

Ryan FR Fireball The Ryan FR Fireball is an American mixed-power (Reciprocating engine, piston and jet aircraft, jet-powered) fighter aircraft designed by Ryan Aeronautical for the United States Navy during World War II. It was the Navy's first aircraft with a ...

, an American aircraft *

, a sailing boat *

Buick V6 engine The Buick V6 is an Overhead valve engine, OHV V6 engine developed by the Buick division of General Motors Corporation, General Motors and first introduced in 1962. The engine was originally and was marketed as the ''Fireball'' engine. GM continue ...

, originally marketed as ''Fireball''

Other uses

* Fireball (search engine), a web search engine * Fireball (software), a browser-hijacking malware *

Fireball Cinnamon Whisky Fireball Cinnamon Whisky is a liqueur produced by the Sazerac Company. It is a mixture of a Canadian whisky base with cinnamon flavoring and sweeteners, and is bottled at 33% alcohol by volume (66 proof (alcohol), U.S. proof). The product was de ...

, a cinnamon flavoured Canadian whisky liqueur * 522d Special Operations Squadron, a US Air Force squadron nicknamed the Fireballs * McMaster Engineering Fireball, official symbol of the Faculty of Engineering McMaster University * Atomic Fireball, a round, cinnamon-flavored hard candy invented by Nello Ferrara * The Fireballs annual ceremony in

Stonehaven Stonehaven ( ) is a town on the northeast coast of Scotland, south of Aberdeen. It had a population of 11,177 at th2022 Census Stonehaven was formerly the county town of Kincardineshire, succeeding the now abandoned town of Kincardine, Aberd ...