roman candle
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A parachute deployment failure in which the parachutist whirls downward at high speed.
verb
verb
verb
Example Sentences
- "[Karoline] Leavitt threw Roman candles, Catherine wheels and smoke bombs in the air in the hope of distracting reporters. But she was unable to quash the nagging suspicion that Donald Trump has something to hide."
- "At first, Cyclops's chute began to Roman candle, but in another moment, it popped."
- "Canopies used to be made of silk and when they got wet they would not open, leaving the parachutist to “Roman candle” to a certain death."
- "That was the theory, but as Corby continued, 'Unfortunately, in operation, this type of parachute tended to "Roman Candle" twist round and round, so that ultimately caused the parachute to collapse and allow the man to fall to the ground unsupported.'"
- "The parachute was on a slant in the air and threatened at any minute to roman candle."
- "On the second operation the 1,000 mortar bombs were parachuted into the LZ on 125 chutes; all were on target but two roman candled which sent everyone diving for cover and necessitated the change of some knickers."