flare

noun/flɛr/

Frequency rank: #6,506 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a sudden burst of bright light or flame, often used as a signal.

Illustration for the English word “flare”

Example sentence

The old signal gun let out a bright flare that lit up the night sky.

Synonyms & related words

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