What is "firecrackers"

Usage examples of "firecrackers".

A string of firecrackers went off less than a block away, adding to the general tumult.

Ballantine, if you had a child whose paternity you had to deny, if you felt guilty about that and wanted to do something extra for that child, what better way than to give her a firecracker to beat all firecrackers and let her light it when and if she saw fit?

They both jumped as whistles blew and firecrackers exploded and the sound of cheering filled the street.

When they hit the water, and part of them hit the plane, there was a rippling roar as if a bundle of firecrackers had been lighted and tossed.