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candlebomb

noun

Etymology

From candle + bomb.

  1. derived from βόμβος
  2. derived from bombus
  3. derived from bomba
  4. borrowed from bombe
  5. compounded as candlebomb — “candle + bomb”

Definitions

  1. A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle,…

    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…

    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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA