squib

• Petit article pyrotechnique constitué d'un tube rempli de poudre qui brûle en produisant un sifflement, souvent utilisé comme pétard défectueux ou raté.

A small firework consisting of a tube filled with powder that burns with a fizzing noise, often used as a broken or defective firecracker.

1. B1formal

   A small firework consisting of a tube filled with powder that burns with a fizzing noise, often used as a broken firecracker.

   pétard défectueux

   • The children lit a squib and watched it fizzle on the ground.
   • A squib is a simple firework that makes a hissing sound.
   • He bought a pack of squibs for the celebration.

   Synonymesbangercrackerfirecracker