1. ornate branched candlesticks or candelabra, typically with multiple arms for holding candles
Usage: decorative arts; formal
2. rotating fireworks that spin while emitting sparks or flames
Usage: pyrotechnics

Examples

• The dining room featured elegant crystal girandoles on the mantelpiece.
• Antique girandoles with gilt bronze arms adorned the ballroom.
• The museum’s collection includes several 18th-century girandoles.
• Colorful girandoles spun rapidly during the fireworks display.
• The pyrotechnician set up girandoles around the perimeter of the field.
• Silver girandoles reflected the candlelight throughout the grand hall.