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Multiple reports.

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.  A federal agency which oversees and regulates the safe use and handling of fireworks.

Multiple silver sparked reports followed by a heavy report.

A fuse made from thread impregnated with black powder.

A ring of shots thrown out forcefully and uniformly thus forming a ring in the sky.  The shots all perform at the same time.

French and English term used interchangeably with Pupadelle or color insert.

Shaped like a cylinder containing any of a number of effects.  3" resembles a soda can.  Canister shells contain a larger volume of stars or inserts than round shells.

A group of shots that travel for a few instants after the shell breaks and then perform more or less together, usually with significant impact.  Can be preceded by a color break.  The shots are fewer and larger than Fusillading shots.

A multi-axially symmetrical break pattern wherein tailed stars are thrown out from the center apparently straight and hard, creating a burst of spokes and an expanding globe of color.