flares
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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And on Tuesday Denmark also accused a Russian warship of firing two emergency flares at one of its helicopters while it was tracking the vessel in the Baltic Sea.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The frigate had fired "two flares towards the helicopter. One of the flares passed at close range to the helicopter," it added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
The power flares out when Lou is in a Zoom meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Instead of producing similar flares on each return, they become steadily fainter.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
“So the sun flares and then the darts from the Berg?”
From "The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin)" by James Dashner
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