sähikäinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- firecracker noun A small paper-wrapped explosive that makes a loud bang, used for celebrations.
- squib noun A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
Senses
sähikäinen is used for these senses in English:
- firecracker A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.
- squib (military) A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
firecracker — full definition
- noun A small paper-wrapped explosive that makes a loud bang, used for celebrations.
- noun An exciting, energetic, or unpredictable person.
squib — full definition
- noun A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.
- noun A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.
- noun A kind of slow match or safety fuse.
- noun Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.
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