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A sudden bright light.
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A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
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solar flare
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A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
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A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
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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.
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(in plural) Bell-bottom trousers.
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The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
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The captain executed the flare perfectly, and we lightly touched down.
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A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
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Jones hits a little flare to left that falls for a single.
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A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
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Short for lens flare.