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candlebomb

candlebomb noun: a small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.

Noun

candlebomb (plural candlebombs)

  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.
    • sounds of guns , trumpets , bells , drums , steam - blasts , whistles , flights of rockets , explosions of candlebombs, etc.1879, Albert James Myer, A Manual of Signals

Forms of candlebomb

pluralcandlebombs

Origin of candlebomb

From candle + bomb.

Questions about candlebomb

What does candlebomb mean?
Candlebomb means a small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
What part of speech is candlebomb?
Candlebomb is a noun.
What is the plural of candlebomb?
The plural of candlebomb is candlebombs.

Words near candlebomb in the dictionary

  1. candlebarks
  2. candlebeam
  3. candlebeams
  4. candleberries
  5. candleberry
  6. candlebomb
  7. candlebombs
  8. candlebox
  9. candleboxes
  10. candlebush
  11. candled

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