flambeau
noun
a flaming torch.
flambeaus
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pluralof flambeau.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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On Tuesday night, authorities lit flambeaus to keep wild animals away, an official involved in the operation told the Hindustan Times newspaper.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2022
On came the mass of hunters with flambeaus, closing in, shrieking and shouting, driving the whole body of elephants before them.
From My First Voyage to Southern Seas by Alfred Pearse
Many of the inhabitants carry lighted branches and flambeaus, and rockets, squibs, etc., are discharged on the occasion.
From Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland by Daniel Scott
They came down here with torches and flambeaus and saw the darkness only, while the light came out to meet us, seeing we had none….
From Pélléas and Mélisande by Richard Hovey
It was dimly lighted by representations of flambeaus, stuck at angles in the walls.
From Man of Many Minds by E. Everett (Edward Everett) Evans
