fire stick

or fire·stick or fire-stick

[ fahyuhr stik ]

noun

1. a relatively long and slender piece of wood that is twirled against a flat, broad piece of wood to light a fire by friction.
2. a burning or smoldering stick.
3. poker ¹( def 2 ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of fire stick¹

First recorded in 1250–1300

Example Sentences

For example, Pattern said Fire Stick television remote controls saw an average discount of 17.4% on Cyber Monday last year, compared to 14.7% on Black Friday and 0.5% on Amazon Prime Day.

From Washington Times

In a "flagrant disregarded for his bail conditions" jurors were told that police found an Amazon Fire Stick in his hotel TV allowing him to connect to cloud computing services with a newly purchased smart phone, keyboard and mouse.

From BBC

But Amazon says devices such as a Roku, Amazon Fire Stick or Apple TV player purchased in the last two years are likely to include more of the features provided during the games.

From Los Angeles Times

True, the newer Fire Stick 4K Max features Wi-Fi 6 connectivity and offers slightly faster performance than the 2018 Fire TV Stick, but the last-gen model remains a tremendous value at under $20.

From The Verge

And let’s not even dive into the fact that different streaming services work better on different pieces of hardware, be it Roku, PlayStation, Amazon Fire Stick, a smart TV …

From Washington Post