We thought Mary and Tom were lost at sea but then we saw the distress flare.
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Flare
//flɛə̯//
Synonyms for "flare" (278 found)
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Strong matches (83)
burstburst forthcaution lightchafechokecombustcookcrescendocressetdartdazedazzledefinitiondeflagrationdeploydeploymentdetonationdiffuse lightdischargedisperse
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dispersionenlargeenlargementeruptionexpandexpansionexplodeexplosionextendextensionfaculafanfan outfanning outfirefirecrackerfireworksflambeauflameflame upflaming torchflare outflare passflare upflare-upflashflash fireflickerflushflutterfog bellfog signalfog whistlefoghornfringe areafryfulguratefulgurationfulminationfumefuseegaspghostgive lightglanceglaregleamgleam of lightglimmerglintglowgo light
Noun(4 words)
Related words (139)
gong buoygranulationgreen lightgridhard shadowheliographhigh signhikingimageincandesceincandescenceincreaseinternational alphabet flaginternational numeral pennantkickkindleleerlightlinkluminosity
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lustermagnificationmarker beaconmultiple imagenodnoisenudgeopenopen upoutburstoutspreadoutstretchovergrowoverrunpantparachute flareparchpicturepicture noisepicture shiftspilot flagpokepolice whistlequarantine flagradiateradiate heatradio beaconragerainraisingramifyred flagred lightreportroastrocketrollingroman candlerufflesailing aidscaldscanning patternscintillationscorchsee redseethesemaphoresemaphore flagsemaphore telegraphsend out raysshadingshimmershimmer with heatshineshine brightlyshootshoot out rayssignsignalsignal beaconsignal bellsignal firesignal flagsignal flaresignal gongsignal gunsignal lampsignal lightsignal mastsignal postsignal rocketsignal shotsignal sirensignal towersimmersmoldersmothersnowsnowstormsolar prominencespar buoysparksplayspraddlespranglesprawlspreadspread like wildfirespread outspreadingsteamstewstiflestop lightsuffocatesweatswellswellingswelterthe nodthe winktoasttorchtouchtraffic lighttraffic signalunfolduppingwatch firewhite flagwidenwideningwigwagwigwag flagwinkyellow flag
Verb(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
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Translations
160 translations across 24 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- разкрояване noun (widening of the lower legs of trousers and jeans)
- сияние noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- ярка светлина noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- лумвам verb (to blaze brightly)
Czech
1 entries- světlice noun (type of pyrotechnic)
Danish
1 entries- udfladning noun (transition from downward flight to level flight)
Dutch
2 entries- brede broekspijp noun (widening of the lower legs of trousers and jeans)
- vuurpijl noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
Esperanto
1 entries- brilego noun (sudden bright light)
Finnish
4 entries- hätäsoihtu noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- levennys noun (widening of the lower legs of trousers and jeans)
- loppuloivennus noun (transition from downward flight to level flight)
- loppuveto noun (transition from downward flight to level flight)
French
4 entries- arrondi noun (transition from downward flight to level flight)
- feu de Bengale noun (type of pyrotechnic)
- feu de bengale noun (type of pyrotechnic)
- fusée lumineuse noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
German
4 entries- Abfangen noun (transition from downward flight to level flight)
- Aufbördelung noun (widening of an object with otherwise roughly constant width)
- Aufweitung noun (widening of the lower legs of trousers and jeans)
- Bengalo noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
Greek
3 entries- φωτοβολίδα noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- φωτοβολίδα noun (type of pyrotechnic)
- λάμπω verb (to blaze brightly)
Irish
4 entries- bladhm noun (type of pyrotechnic)
- lasair noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- spré noun (widening of an object with otherwise roughly constant width)
- spré noun (widening of the lower legs of trousers and jeans)
Italian
4 entries- bagliore noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- brillare verb (to blaze brightly)
- scintillare verb (to blaze brightly)
- sfolgorare verb (to blaze brightly)
Māori
2 entries- mura ahotea noun (type of pyrotechnic)
- rama muramura noun (type of pyrotechnic)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- fakkel noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- fakkel noun (flame from burn-off of waste gas)
- fakle verb (to blaze brightly)
Norwegian Nynorsk
2 entries- fakkel noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- fakkel noun (flame from burn-off of waste gas)
Polish
4 entries- blask noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- flara noun (type of pyrotechnic)
- klosz noun (widening of the lower legs of trousers and jeans)
- rakietnica noun (type of pyrotechnic)
Portuguese
1 entries- sinalizador noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
Romanian
2 entries- evazare noun (widening of the lower legs of trousers and jeans)
- semnal luminos noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
Russian
4 entries- бенга́льский ого́нь noun (type of pyrotechnic)
- взрыв noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- вспо́лох noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- вспы́шка noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- trapez noun (widening of the lower legs of trousers and jeans)
Spanish
3 entries- bengala noun (type of pyrotechnic)
- luz bengalí noun (type of pyrotechnic)
- luz de Bengala noun (type of pyrotechnic)
Swedish
1 entries- lysraket noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
Tagalog
1 entries- ansisilaw noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
Turkish
1 entries- işaret ışığı noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
Welsh
4 entries- ffagl noun (type of pyrotechnic)
- ffagliad noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- fflach noun (source of brightly burning light or intense heat)
- fflêr noun (widening of the lower legs of trousers and jeans)
Sample sentences
57 total sentences available.
The friction that occurs during the violent vaporization process generates the flare.
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Leon lit a flare.
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Rodrigo lit a flare and burnt Rima.
Source: tatoeba (11785795)
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