Candlebomb

noun

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Definitions

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

    "sounds of guns , trumpets , bells , drums , steam - blasts , whistles , flights of rockets , explosions of candlebombs, etc."

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"sounds of guns , trumpets , bells , drums , steam - blasts , whistles , flights of rockets , explosions of candlebombs, etc."

Etymology

From candle + bomb.

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