bengalisches Feuer — meaning in English

English meaning

• flare noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
• sparkler noun A hand-held firework stick that gives off bright showers of sparks.

Senses

bengalisches Feuer is used for these senses in English:

• Bengal light A bright blue flare prepared from niter, sulphur, and the black sulphide of antimony; formerly used in signalling, but now chiefly as fireworks.
• sparkler A hand-held firework that emits sparks.

flare — full definition

1. noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
2. verb To burn brightly and suddenly, or to suddenly intensify.
3. verb To widen gradually outward, especially describing trousers or a shape.

sparkler — full definition

1. noun A hand-held firework stick that gives off bright showers of sparks.
2. noun A gem or piece of jewelry that sparkles (informal).

Related German words