Firebrand

Firebrand

The word Firebrand has several uses:
* A Female all girl band based in Leicester/Nottingham
* A piece of burning wood
* A person with a penchant for militancy in speech and/or action.
* A person who changes lives
*Blackburn Firebrand - aircraft
*Firebrands is a rock band based in Singapore
*Firebrand is a character in Capcom video games.
*Firebrand is a Marvel Comics comic book character.
*Firebrand is also a DC comic book character.
*Firebrand Games
*Firebrand is a video, web and multimedia agency and consultancy (Firebrand.tv).
* A sword that appears in Castlevania:Symphony of the Night, the Final Fantasy series, NetHack, and other video games
* Firebrand was a model designation for a cab-forward fire apparatus built by Ward LaFrance between 1959-1962.
* Firebrand is a book set in England during the 11th Century.
* Firebrand is a multimedia program that broadcasts television commercials in an hour-long television program, scheduled on ION Television at 11 PM. The term "Firebrand" may refer to the television program, its website (Firebrand.com), or its podcasts.
* HMS "Firebrand", the Royal Navy operated several vessels named "Firebrand".
* CFAV "Firebrand", a fireboat in the Canadian Armed Forces Maritime Command.Firebrand Hanover is a race horse owned by the Purple Buckeye, LLC


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  • Firebrand — Fire brand , n. 1. A piece of burning wood. L Estrange. [1913 Webster] 2. One who inflames factions, or causes contention and mischief; an incendiary. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • firebrand — index demagogue, hoodlum Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • firebrand — c.1200, piece of wood kindled at a fire, from FIRE (Cf. fire) + BRAND (Cf. brand). Figurative sense of one who kindles mischief or passions is from late 14c …   Etymology dictionary

  • firebrand — [n] agitator demonstrator, guerrilla, instigator, malcontent, protester, rabble rouser, rebel, revolutionist, troublemaker; concepts 359,412,423 …   New thesaurus

  • firebrand — ► NOUN ▪ a fervent supporter of a particular cause, especially one who incites unrest …   English terms dictionary

  • firebrand — [fīr′brand΄] n. 1. a piece of burning wood 2. a person who stirs up others to rebellion or strife …   English World dictionary

  • Firebrand — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Firebrand est un personnage de plusieurs jeux vidéo Capcom. Firebrand est un personnage de comics Marvel. Firebrand est un personnage de comics DC.… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • firebrand — noun /ˈfaɪə.bɹænd,ˈfaɪɚ.bɹænd/ a) An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the current situation. The member of the colleges Communist League was a firebrand who would launch a sit in or protest march at a moments… …   Wiktionary

  • firebrand — [[t]fa͟ɪ͟ə(r)brænd[/t]] firebrands N COUNT If you describe someone as a firebrand, especially someone who is very active in politics, you mean that they are always trying to make people take strong action. ...his reputation as a young firebrand …   English dictionary

  • firebrand — UK [ˈfaɪə(r)ˌbrænd] / US [ˈfaɪrˌbrænd] noun [countable] Word forms firebrand : singular firebrand plural firebrands a) someone who has strong feelings, especially about politics, and wants to change things or encourage other people to feel the… …   English dictionary

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