flare

1. A sudden bright light.

   a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification

2. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.

   solar flare

   Fackel, Leuchtfackel, Bengalo

   вспы́шкаvspýška, взрывvzryv, вспо́лохvspólox

3. A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.

   A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light without an explosion, used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy.

   Flares were used to steer the traffic away from the accident.

   The flares attracted the heat-seeking missiles.

   bengalisches Feuer, Leuchtkugel, Leuchtgeschoß

   фальшфе́йерfalʹšféjjer, фа́йерfájjer, бенга́льский ого́ньbengálʹskij ogónʹ

   a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

4. A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.

   Gasfackel

   га́зовый фа́келgázovyj fákel

5. (figuratively)A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.

   a sudden outburst of emotion

6. A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.

   During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal.

   That's a genuine early 70's flare on those pants.

   Stulp, Rand, Bördelrand

   расшире́ниеrasširénije, растру́бrastrúb, развальцо́вкаrazvalʹcóvka

7. A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.

   The increase in width of most ship hulls with increasing height above the waterline.

8. (in the plural)Bell-bottom trousers.

9. The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.

   The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down.

   Abfangen

   выде́рживаниеvydérživanije

10. A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.

    Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single.

    (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

11. A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.

    a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines

12. An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).

1. Tom's temper flared.

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2. The horse's nostrils were flared wide.

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3. The protests flared into a civil war.

   ruПротесты переросли в гражданскую войну.

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4. The diplomatic squabble flared into an open war.

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5. The ship was in distress, to it lit a flare.

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