flambeau

Ceremonial fire stick

A flambeau is a flaming torch, especially one carried in processions or used for outdoor illumination at night.

The word is French and sounds ceremonial or old-fashioned in English: The parade moved through the streets by flambeau light.

Plural: flambeaux or flambeaus.

torch

torchlight

Illumination from burning brand

glow · ember · kindle · ignite · burn · flicker · flare · light · brand · cresset

procession

parade

Ceremonial public procession

festival · celebration · cavalcade · revelry · spectacle · ceremony · ritual · march · cortege · fanfare

carrier

bearer

One who conveys something

  • escortOne who accompanies another
  • usherOne who seats guests
  • heraldOfficial news announcer

marshal · guide · attendant · linkman · lighter · lamplighter · torchbearer · vanguard · leader · pathfinder

nighttime

twilight

Light after sunset

shadow · nocturnal · moonlight · starlight · gloaming · nightfall · dimness · eventide · crepuscule · luminance

Categories
Opposites
light source type

flambeaucandle

Wax stick with wick

penlight · nightlight · taper · flashlight · votive

visibility and spectacle

flambeaudarkness

Total absence of light

shadow · blackout · dimness · gloom · obscurity

Family

flambeaux

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G