- candlebomb
- n. cardboard shell used in signaling; tiny glass bubble filled with water (erupts by expansion of steam when placed in the flame of a candle)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
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Candlebomb — Can dle*bomb , n. 1. A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam. [1913 Webster] 2. A pasteboard shell used in signaling. It is filled with a composition which makes a brilliant … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
