Definition
A type of early firecracker or firework created by friction, named after its inventor William Congreve.
Etymology
Named after Sir William Congreve (1772-1828), a British military engineer and inventor. The word became a common noun for this type of self-igniting firework.
Kelly Says
Congreve rockets and Congreve fireworks revolutionized military signaling and celebrations—his name became so associated with the invention that it became a common noun, like 'xerox.'
Translations
ARالعربية
كونغريف
kun-greif
BNবাংলা
কনগ্রেভ
kon-gre-v
CACatalà
congreve
kon-gre-ve
CSČeština
congreve
kon-gre-ve
DADansk
congreve
kon-gre-ve
DEDeutsch
congreve
kon-gre-ve
ELΕλληνικά
congreve
kon-gre-ve
ESEspañol
congreve
kon-gre-ve
FISuomi
congreve
kon-gre-ve
FRFrançais
congreve
kɔ̃ɡʁɛv
HEעברית
קוֹנְגְרֶב
ko-ngre-v
HIहिन्दी
कॉन्ग्रेव
kon-gre-v
HUMagyar
congreve
kon-gre-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
congreve
kon-gre-ve
ITItaliano
congreve
kon-gre-ve
KO한국어
콘그리브
kon-geu-ri-beu
MSBahasa Melayu
congreve
kon-gre-ve
MYမြန်မာ
ကုန်းဂရိ
kun-gre-yi
NLNederlands
congreve
kon-gre-ve
NONorsk
congreve
kon-gre-ve
PLPolski
congreve
kon-gre-ve
PTPortuguês
congreve
kon-gre-ve
RORomână
congreve
kon-gre-ve
RUРусский
конгрев
kon-grev
SVSvenska
congreve
kon-gre-ve
SWKiswahili
congreve
kon-gre-ve
TAதமிழ்
கொங்கிரேவ்
ko-ngi-re-v
TEతెలుగు
కొంగ్రేవ్
ko-ngre-v
TRTürkçe
congreve
kon-gre-ve
UKУкраїнська
конгрев
kon-grev
VITiếng Việt
congreve
kon-gre-ve