flambeau C2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈflambəʊ/ UK /ˈflambəʊ/ See IPA manual Freq #57179 Meanings 1 noun A burning torch, especially one carried in procession. Saint-Antoine has its cannon pointed (full of grapeshot); thrice applies the lit flambeau; which thrice refuses to catch,—the touchholes are so wetted.... Thesaurus Word family Forms flambeaux Etymology Borrowed from French flambeau. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # flambeau **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈflambəʊ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈflambəʊ/ **Frequency rank:** 57179 ## Meanings 1. A burning torch, especially one carried in procession. ## Examples - Saint-Antoine has its cannon pointed (full of grapeshot); thrice applies the lit flambeau; which thrice refuses to catch,—the touchholes are so wetted.... ## Etymology Borrowed from French flambeau. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown