Torch vs. Flambeau

Torch vs. Flambeau — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Torch and 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.

The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire's castle.

Flambeaunoun

A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.

Torchnoun

A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.

Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.

Flambeaunoun

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

Torchnoun

An arsonist.

Torchnoun

Short form for blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.

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Torchverb

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

Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.

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;

The madman torched the barns
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