English Explanatory Dictionary

candlebomb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
  2. A pasteboard shell used in signaling, filled with a substance which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.

Word forms

candlebomb candlebombs

Etymology

From candle + bomb.

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