"light ball" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: light balls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} light ball (plural light balls)
  1. (military, historical) 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. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Light sources, Military

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