Torch vs. Flambeau

Torchnoun

A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.

Torchnoun

A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.

Torchnoun

An arsonist.

Torchnoun

Short form for blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.

Torchverb

To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

Torchnoun

A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp giving a large, flaring flame.

Torchnoun

A flashlight.

Torchnoun

a light carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

Torchnoun

tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches

Torchnoun

a small portable battery-powered electric lamp

Torchnoun

a burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame

Torchverb

burn maliciously, as by arson;

Torch

A torch is a stick with combustible material at one end, which is ignited and used as a light source. Torches have been used throughout history, and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in juggling entertainment.

Flambeaunoun

A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.

Flambeaunoun

A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the like); hence, any torch.

Flambeaunoun

a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)