candlebomb means A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.
Etymology
From candle + bomb.
noun
- 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.“sounds of guns , trumpets , bells , drums , steam - blasts , whistles , flights of rockets , explosions of candlebombs, etc.”