pyrotechnics
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rəˈtɛk noun ( used with a singular or plural verb )
1.
the art of making fireworks.
2.
the use of fireworks for display, military purposes, etc.
3.
a display of fireworks.
4.
a brilliant or sensational display, as of rhetoric or musicianship.
5.
Military. ammunition containing chemicals for producing smoke or light, as for signaling, illuminating, or screening.
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| —n | |
| 1. | (functioning as singular) the art or craft of making fireworks |
| 2. | (functioning as singular or plural) a firework display |
| 3. | (functioning as singular or plural) brilliance of display, as in the performance of music: keyboard pyrotechnics |
| pyro'technic | |
| —adj | |
| pyro'technical | |
| —adj | |
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Example sentences
There's stuff that will happen, but there's not going to be a lot of pyrotechnics because they won't allow that on the beach.
But this disc is more than a display of pyrotechnics.
When not offering piddling pyrotechnics and phony fight sequences, the movie tries desperately to be cute.
We must encourage the future generation of filmmakers to not abandon the art and craft of story for pyrotechnics.
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