fakkel — meaning in English

English meaning

• firebrand noun A burning stick used as a torch.
• link verb To join two or more things together, or to show a connection between them.
• 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.
• link (obsolete) A torch, used to light dark streets.

firebrand — full definition

1. noun A burning stick used as a torch.
2. noun Someone who stirs up trouble or argument, often against the way things are.

link — full definition

1. verb To join two or more things together, or to show a connection between them.
2. noun A clickable connection to another webpage or document; also, one loop of a chain.

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