flare
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4.3
- noun
- /flɛr/
- During the night, the coast guard used a flare to illuminate the area for their search operation.
- a signal flare
- a flare gun
- fire a flare
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Watch on YouTubeWe're ready and so we're going to be here, but sometime we would drop a flare over here.
- We're ready and so we're going to be here, but sometime we would drop a flare over here.
- And I remember he had his Bay doors open and he dropped flares and that didn't do anything.
- We have, you know, flares because, you know, refining crude oil is it's a dangerous process.
- You know, a white flare was our red flare was send QRF white flare was like ceasefire.
- And we bought like looked like fucking Jurassic Park flares that big, but they were smoke bombs.
Examples
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Send up a flare.
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In case of an emergency, use a flare to signal for help.
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- Do you still have that flare gun?
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Pop some more flares so the kid can find us.
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It is why I keep a flare in my pocket!
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Use the green flares to signal when the threat has been neutralized.
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Captain Marco sent up some low flares, so it was easy to see what was happening.
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The CO nods to the S-2, who points a flare gun in the air and fires.
Fiction book (1990) -
The pod slowing for a soft landing would stand out like a signal flare amid the swiftly falling wreckage.
Fiction book (2000) -
From the supply shack at the dockside, Jamie took flares to fire into the darkness.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
216
1.7
A sudden, brief burst of bright light, for example from a camera
135
4.3
A light or fire on the coast that guides ships and warns of danger
32
2.0
A light that flashes to warn people, for example on ambulances or at crossings
10
3.7
A light that flashes quickly and regularly to make visual effects
9
3.2
A light that turns on in vehicles or machines to show a problem
8
5.1
A small lamp that gives a short, very bright light for taking photos
6
3.2
A light or fire used to send a message over a distance
4
2.2
A short bright light that brightens a scene when you take a photo
2
4.0
A light that turns on and off to give a signal
1
8.3
A fire lit on a hill or tower to signal people far away
1
6.6
A bright, short burst that lights a subject for photos or tests
A bright flare used to warn drivers on roads or tracks
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
16
6.5
A sudden burst of strong energy from the sun that can disrupt radio and satellite signals
- Specialized
1
9.7
A small red star that suddenly becomes much brighter for a few minutes because of explosions on its surface
- Jargon
1
7.0
A short forward pass to a player running toward the sideline in American football
- Specialized
A line of lights showing the edge of a runway to guide pilots at night or in fog
How Bright
Surface Forms
Etymology
Flare for a device takes its name from the same idea of a bright 'flame' that you can see from far away, like the word flame. So a signal flare is a fire-like light used to warn or show your place in an emergency.