flambeau

/ˈflæmboʊ/
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Other forms: flambeaux; flambeaus

Definitions of flambeau
  1. noun
    a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
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    type of:
    torch
    a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance
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