flares

/ flɛəz /

plural noun

1. informal,  trousers with legs that widen below the knee

Example Sentences

It also discovered 300 new locations across the country for pink waxcap, also known as the ballerina waxcap as its cap flares out like a pirouetting dancer.

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In Pisa, a group with brightly coloured flares stormed the airport runway, halting flights for a time, while in Naples dockworkers blockaded the port.

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The growth also brought flares — flames burning off excess natural gas — that blazed day and night at wells in the surrounding countryside.

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The promoters added: "Signs/flags bigger than A3, flag poles, flares, glass or cans, umbrellas, alcohol, garden furniture, selfie sticks, professional cameras and audio recording equipment will not be permitted inside the event site."

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The group accused some demonstrators of launching flares and missiles at the counter protest, and of shouting "vile sexist abuse".

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