flares

British

/ flɛəz /

plural noun

informal trousers with legs that widen below the knee

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Flares sent smoke into the dark Welsh sky.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2023

Flares can cause radio blackouts and sometimes interfere with or even damage satellites.

From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023

Flares lit up the darkness in Fed Square, and suddenly you could forget that football - or soccer - is, at best, the fifth most popular sport in Australia.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2022

Flares are a standard tool to bring pilots into communication, the agency said.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2022

“You have everything you need? Phone? Flares? Air horn? Bear spray? Cracker shells?”

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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