carretilla eléctrica

Phonetic: "/skwɪb/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: A small firework that is intended to spew sparks rather than explode.

Example: English Navy squibs set fire to two dozen enemy ships in a Dutch harbor during the 16th-century battle against the Spanish Armada.

Definition: A similar device used to ignite an explosive or launch a rocket, etc.

Definition: A kind of slow match or safety fuse.

Definition: Any small firecracker sold to the general public, usually in special clusters designed to explode in series after a single master fuse is lit.

Definition: A malfunction in which the fired projectile does not have enough force behind it to exit the barrel, and thus becomes stuck.

Definition: The heating element used to set off the sodium azide pellets in a vehicle's airbag.

Definition: In special effects, a small explosive used to replicate a bullet hitting a surface.

Definition: A short piece of witty writing; a lampoon.

Definition: A writer of lampoons.

Definition: In a legal casebook, a short summary of a legal action placed between more extensively quoted cases.

Definition: A short article, often published in journals, that introduces theoretically problematic empirical data or discusses an overlooked theoretical problem. In contrast to a typical article, a squib need not answer the questions that it poses.

Definition: An unimportant, paltry, or mean-spirited person or thing.

Definition: A sketched concept or visual solution, usually very quick and not too detailed.

Phonetic: "/skwɪb/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To make a sound like a small explosion.

Definition: To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to contend in petty dispute.

Example: to squib a little debate