flares

British

/ flɛəz /

plural noun

informal trousers with legs that widen below the knee

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What happened next, I only knew in dim, scattered flares of consciousness.

From Literature

Fans chanted against the owners and held aloft banners as flares filled the air on Sir Matt Busby Way.

From Barron's

Venezuela flares more gas from its oil fields than any other country for each barrel of oil produced, according to the World Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal

“How about our phones, Owen? Our flares? My snowmobile? I think I would rank all of those things above the handful of cash you got as tips from the tundra buggy.”

From Literature

Much like a snow avalanche that starts with a small shift before cascading downhill, new observations show that solar flares begin with subtle magnetic disturbances that rapidly intensify.

From Science Daily

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