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The correct spelling is flares.
How to pronounce flares
noun
Say it like: Fla-res
The correct spelling is flares. A sudden bright light. For example: "solar flare"
Usage Examples
“solar flare”
“During assembly of a flare tube fitting, a flare nut is used to secure the flared tubing’s tapered end to the also tapered fitting, producing a pressure-resistant, leak-tight seal.”
“The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A sudden bright light.
- 2.A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
- 3.A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
- 4.A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
- 5.(in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.
verb
- 1.To cause to burn.
- 2.To cause inflammation; to inflame.
- 3.To open outward in shape.
- 4.To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- 5.To blaze brightly.
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