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fakkel — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • firebrand noun A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
  • torch noun A small portable light powered by a battery (British usage); in American English, a stick with a flaming end used as a light source.

Senses

fakkel is used for these senses in English:

  • firebrand A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.

firebrand — full definition

  1. noun A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
  2. noun An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo.

torch — full definition

  1. noun A small portable light powered by a battery (British usage); in American English, a stick with a flaming end used as a light source.
  2. verb To deliberately set fire to something, especially as an act of arson.