| flare May 31st 2013, 01:45 | | | | Line 23: | Line 23: | | | # {{baseball}} A low [[fly ball]] that is hit in the region between the [[infielder]]s and the [[outfielder]]s | | # {{baseball}} A low [[fly ball]] that is hit in the region between the [[infielder]]s and the [[outfielder]]s | | | #: ''Jones hits a little '''flare''' to left that falls for a ''single''.'' | | #: ''Jones hits a little '''flare''' to left that falls for a ''single''.'' | | − | # {{military}} An aircraft-released [[countermeasure]] to counter an [[infrared]]-[[homing]] [[missile]]. | | | | | | | | | ====Translations==== | | ====Translations==== |
Latest revision as of 01:45, 31 May 2013 English[edit] Etymology[edit] Origin unknown. Pronunciation[edit] flare (plural flares) - A source of brightly burning light or intense heat used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy.
- The flares steered the traffic away from the accident.
- A spent flare had punctured the tire.
- The flares attracted the heat-seeking missiles.
- A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
- That's a genuine early '70's flare on those pants.
- 2003, Timothy Noakes, Lore of Running, page 270:
- The flare on the inside of the shoe resists ankle pronation;
- (aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down.
- (baseball) A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders
- Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single.
Translations[edit] widening of the lower legs of trousers and jeans transition from downward flight to level flight - The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.
Translations to be checked flare (third-person singular simple present flares, present participle flaring, simple past and past participle flared) - (intransitive) To blaze brightly.
- The blast furnace flared in the night.
- (intransitive) To burn unsteadily.
- (transitive, intransitive) To open outward in shape.
- The cat flared its nostrils while sniffing at the air.
- Cat's nostrils flared when it sniffed at the air.
- The building flared from the third through the seventh floors to occupy the airspace over the entrance plaza.
- (transitive) To cause to burn.
Translations[edit] to open outward in shape | | | - German: please add this translation if you can
- Russian: расширяться (ru) (rasširjátʹsja)
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Finnish[edit] Pronunciation[edit] flare - (astronomy) solar flare
Declension[edit] Declension of flare (type nalle) |
Synonyms[edit]
flāre - present active infinitive of flō
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