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Synonyms and antonyms of Fireworks and fireworks displays in American Thesaurus
Fireworks and fireworks displays
the night of November 5th, when British people have bonfires and light fireworks to celebrate the failure of the Gunpowder Plot in 1605
firecracker (noun)
a kind of firework that makes loud noises when it explodes
the Gunpowder Plot (noun)
a plan in 1605 by Roman Catholics in England to destroy Parliament in an explosion. The plan failed, but is remembered in Britain every year on Guy Fawkes’ Night.
in the U.K., the evening of November 5, when people light fires outside and have fireworks. Guy Fawkes’ Night is also called Bonfire Night.
pyrotechnics (noun)
formal a public show of fireworks
rocket (noun)
a firework shaped like a tube that flies up into the air when you light it and then explodes, creating noise and bright colored light
Roman candle (noun)
a type of firework that sends up a stream of sparks
sparkler (noun)
fireworks that you hold in your hand and that makes bright sparks when you burn one end of it
squib (noun)
a type of firework that explodes with a loud noise