факел — meaning in English

English meaning

• firebrand noun A burning stick used as a torch.
• 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

факел is used for these senses in English:

• firebrand A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
• flambeau A burning torch, especially one carried in procession.

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.

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.

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