- plural of firecracker.
firecrackers
Example Sentences
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Then he goes outside after midnight — as firecrackers are going off and rain is drizzling — to jump rope.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Spent firecrackers scatter residue that contains partially burned fuel, metal salts, additives, and pieces of charred packaging.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 4, 2026
Wearing helmets and ponchos, the protesters, many of whom waved rainbow-colored Indigenous flags, marched toward the city center to the din of firecrackers.
From Barron's ● May 22, 2026
As Mesidor and Bain have thudded their way through the first two rounds of the playoff, Miami’s pass rush has reduced some of college football’s most explosive offenses to little more than firecrackers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026
Some crashed into its side, sounding like firecrackers going off.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
