Definitions
(baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
Word origin
The noun is derived from the verb.
Used in a sentence
“solar flare”
“[T]he forward deck near the house was all saturated with spilt oil and there was a quantity of oakum lying about, some of which possibly had been used for flares or distress signals.”
“In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Sudden blaze”5 letters
02“Burst of light”5 letters
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