# candlebomb

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From candle + bomb.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/candlebomb