Roman candle

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Noun

Roman candle (plural Roman candles)

  1. A type of firework with a long, thick paper tube that contains layers of "stars" and lifting charges. When ignited, pyrotechnic stars shoot from the tube one at a time.
  2. A type of parachute deployment failure.

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