pyrotechnic

[ UK /pˌa‍ɪɹə‍ʊtˈɛknɪk/ ]
[ US /ˌpaɪɹoʊˈtɛknɪk/ ]

NOUN

(usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.

ADJECTIVE

suggestive of fireworks
a pyrotechnic wit
pyrotechnic keyboard virtuosity
of or relating to the craft of making fireworks
pyrotechnic smokes

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How To Use pyrotechnic In A Sentence

A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge. Times, Sunday Times
In 1918 he chaired a war memorials committee and organized nationwide pyrotechnic displays in celebration of the armistice.
She's receiving adulatory applause from the audience, and has a really exciting pyrotechnic display too.
‘It's not what you'd want as a player,’ said Barry Ferguson, meaning the closed-doors match rather than the pyrotechnics.
The sun set in a pyrotechnic display that burnt up the whole western sky.
I can't watch pyrotechnic displays anymore without tearing up.
I'd also like to introduce some more training aids and pyrotechnics to make it more exciting and induce the adrenalin.
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This week's pompous, poncey, high-handed antics could pique the infamous Tauran temper, impelling you to channel that feisty, fiery Hawaiian volcano deity Pele, who loves to erupt in Vesuvian pyrotechnics.
Apparently there were celestial pyrotechnics on a scale almost-unknown at this latitude.