Firework Glossary

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	Title	Definition
	Aerial firework	In general a firework which functions above the immediate area of the ground - i.e. rockets, shells, roman candles and mines.
	Banger	Usually a complete firework, designed to produce a loud ban, rather than a component of a larger firework (e.g. a mine) - which are better referred to as crackers.
	Blasting powder	Blasting powder may be made with either Potassium Nitrate (type A) or Sodium Nitrate (type B) as the oxidant.
	Blind shell	A shell that fails to bust, having been successfully launched from its mortar. Potentially very dangerous.
	Bottom shot	Typically a maroon as the last shot of a multibreak shell
	BPA	British Pyrotechnics Association - a trade association concerned with all aspects of fireworks safety and use in the UK. Recently split into Retail and Display sections.
	Cake	Colloquial term for a multishot battery, arising from the outward appearance of many of the smaller items (e.g. 90 shot cakes).
	Cannonade	Usually an aerial shell containing several shots fused to explode at the same time after the shell bursts. Also a popular generic name for a multishot battery from China.
	Case	Typically the tube containing the pyrotechnic composition of the firework.
	Category 1 firework	Indoor firework as defined by British standard 7114;part2