Usually means: Firework ejecting stars while burning.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word Roman candle:

General (19 matching dictionaries)
  1. Roman candle, Roman candle: Merriam-Webster
  2. Roman candle: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. Roman candle: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. Roman candle: Collins English Dictionary
  5. Roman candle: Vocabulary.com
  6. Roman candle: Wordnik
  7. Roman candle: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. Roman candle: Wiktionary
  9. Roman candle: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. Roman candle: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. Roman candle, roman candle: Dictionary.com
  12. Roman Candle (album), Roman Candle (band), Roman Candle, Roman candle (firework): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Roman candle: TheFreeDictionary.com
  14. Roman candle: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  15. Roman candle: Rhymezone
  16. roman candle: FreeDictionary.org
  17. roman candle: Mnemonic Dictionary

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. Roman Candle (offensive): Racial Slur Database
  2. Roman candle, Roman candle: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  3. roman candle, the roman candle: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See roman_candles as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (Roman Candle)

noun:  A traditional type of firework that ejects one or more stars or exploding shells.
noun:  A parachute deployment failure in which the parachutist whirls downward at high speed.
verb:  Alternative form of Roman-candle. [(figuratively, intransitive) To move from or spin away in the manner of a Roman candle.]
verb:  Alternative form of Roman-candle [(figuratively, intransitive) To move from or spin away in the manner of a Roman candle.]
verb:  Alternative form of Roman-candle [(figuratively, intransitive) To move from or spin away in the manner of a Roman candle.]

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