Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The light of a torch or of torches.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The light of a torch, or of torches. Also adjectively.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The dim light produced by a
torch . - noun UK : The dim light produced by a
flashlight .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun light from a torch or torches
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Examples
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In 1964, the only biography of Baum was To Please a Child, which mentioned Baum marching in torchlight parades for Bryan.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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In 1964, the only biography of Baum was To Please a Child, which mentioned Baum marching in torchlight parades for Bryan.
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Rising up off a stone bench that stood in a shadowy area out of the torchlight was a dark, robed figure.
Dragons of Winter Night Weis, Margaret 1985
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Rising up off a stone bench that stood in a shadowy area out of the torchlight was a dark, robed figure.
Hammer and Axe Parkinson, Dan 1985
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Rising up off a stone bench that stood in a shadowy area out of the torchlight was a dark, robed figure.
Dragons of Winter Night Weis, Margaret 1985
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A few days after Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967 the entire Morroccan quarter including the four Muslim religious sites it encompassed was demolished and approximately 1000 residents evicted with a few hours notice in order to create the large open plaza where Israel since 1967 holds nationalist mass gatherings such as torchlight processions celebrating graduation of recruits to elite army units and political demonstrations by right wing parties.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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A few days after Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem in 1967 the entire Moroccan quarter, including the four Muslim religious sites it encompassed, was demolished and approximately 1000 residents evicted, in order to create the large open plaza where Israel since 1967 hold nationalist mass gatherings such as torchlight processions celebrating graduations of recruits to elite army units and political demonstrations by right wing parties.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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You describe the plaza in front of the Western Wall (what you call "the wailing wall") as "where Israel since 1967 holds nationalist mass gatherings such as torchlight processions celebrating graduation of recruits to elite army units and political demonstrations by right wing parties."
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Better still, LEDs could imitate that cool flickering torchlight which is so popular with cave decorators, perhaps because it’s too dark to care about dusting.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Curious About the “Peace” Prize: 2007
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The torchlight shivers in my direction, glinting off my eyes, which makes nothing better.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Thablue’s Review Forum 2009
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