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Webster 1913 Edition
Candlebomb
Can′dle-bombˊ
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, 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. It is filled with a composition which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.
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Definition 2024
candlebomb
candlebomb
English
Noun
candlebomb (plural candlebombs)
- A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
- A pasteboard shell used in signaling, filled with a substance which makes a brilliant light when it explodes.
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