Torch

Etymology
From, borrowed from , from , from , from , , from.

Noun

 * 1) A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.
 * 2) * 1984 June–July, Frances A. Harmon, The Olympic Games - For Good and All, Ebony Jr, page 18,
 * Eleven days before the start of the Games, a flaming torch is ignited by the sun in Olympia at the ruins of the ancient Temple of Zeus.
 * 1) * 2008 April 22-28, Outlook, page 48,
 * The degradation of the torch worldwide— it had to be snuffed out more than once to protect it from protesters—even provoked angry Chinese students to mobilise “150 strong and energetic runners” to defend it in Australia, raising the spectre of violence.
 * 1)  A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.
 * 2) * 1974, Robert Shaw, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three:
 * I want you to send two unarmed policemen into the tunnel, carrying the money, and waving a torch in front of them.
 * 1) * 2003, Margo Daly, Anne Dehne, Rough Guide to Australia, page 385,
 * There are no streetlights — so you′ll need to bring a torch with you, or buy one from Joy′s Shop, if you want to venture out at night.
 * 1) * 2006, Marc Llewellyn, Lee Mylne, Frommer′s Australia from $60 a Day, page 365,
 * It's a good idea to bring a torch (flashlight) and maybe binoculars for wildlife spotting.
 * 1) * 2010, Nicholas Tailey, Simon O′Connor, Examination Medicine, Elsevier Australia, page 349,
 * Use your pocket torch and shine the light from the side to gauge the reaction to light on both sides.
 * 1)  An arsonist.
 * 2) * 1978, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Arson-for-hire: hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee... (page 172)
 * The torch, after setting up the device, drove to a town many miles from his home and then dialed his home number, successfully starting a fire in his own home.
 * 1) * 1984, Herbert F. Weisberg, Arson Investigation and Prosecution (page 137)
 * Upon the advice of the prosecutor, who was already at the arson unit's office, the torches were not arrested, but "detained" The landlord was reluctant to say anything over the phone and suggested that he and the torch should meet.
 * 1) * 1996, David R. Redsicker, John J. O'Connor, Practical Fire and Arson Investigation (page 358)
 * In the first instance, fixed surveillance at the building should be started immediately to try to catch the torch before the act.
 * 1) A blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.
 * Upon the advice of the prosecutor, who was already at the arson unit's office, the torches were not arrested, but "detained" The landlord was reluctant to say anything over the phone and suggested that he and the torch should meet.
 * 1) * 1996, David R. Redsicker, John J. O'Connor, Practical Fire and Arson Investigation (page 358)
 * In the first instance, fixed surveillance at the building should be started immediately to try to catch the torch before the act.
 * 1) A blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.

Translations

 * Albanian:
 * Arabic: مِشْعَل
 * Aragonese: tieda
 * Armenian:
 * Asturian: antorcha
 * Azerbaijani:
 * Basque: lastargi, zuzi
 * Belarusian: пахо́дня, фа́кел
 * Bengali: মশাল
 * Bulgarian:, фа́кла
 * Burmese:, ,
 * Catalan: teia,
 * Chakma:
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 火把, 火炬
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Egyptian:
 * Esperanto: torĉo
 * Estonian:
 * Fijian:
 * Finnish:
 * French: ,
 * Galician: facha
 * Georgian: ჩირაღდანი
 * German:
 * Gothic: 𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹𐌼𐌰, 𐌷𐌰𐌹𐍃
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: λαμπάς, πανός, ἐλένη
 * Hebrew:
 * Hindi:, टार्च
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Ido:
 * Indonesian:
 * Irish: tóirse, trilseán, lóchrann, breo,
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kazakh: алау, факел
 * Khmer:
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish:, ,
 * Northern Kurdish:


 * Kyrgyz: ,
 * Lao: ທວນ, ທວນໄຟ, ກະບອງ
 * Latin: fax, taeda
 * Latvian: lāpa
 * Lithuanian: deglas
 * Luxembourgish: Fakel
 * Macedonian: факел, факла
 * Malay: ,
 * Maori: kāpara, ngāpara, tōroherohe
 * Mon:
 * Mongolian:
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: fakkel
 * Old English: blase
 * Pashto: مشعل
 * Persian:
 * Plautdietsch: Fachel
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:, ,
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: lòchran, toirds
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: ба̏кља, буктиња
 * Roman: ,
 * Sichuan Yi:
 * Slovak: fakľa
 * Slovene:
 * Spanish:
 * Swahili: mwenge
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tajik: машъал
 * Thai: ,
 * Turkish:
 * Turkmen: fakel
 * Ukrainian: смолоски́п, фа́кел
 * Urdu: مشعل, ٹارچ
 * Uyghur: مەشئەل
 * Uzbek: mashʻal,, fakel
 * Vietnamese:, ngọn đuốc
 * Welsh:
 * Zhuang:

Verb

 * 1) To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

Synonyms

 * ,, , , ablaze

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Czech: podpálit
 * Finnish:, sytyttää tuleen
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German:


 * Greek:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian:
 * Portuguese:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: tända eld på, sätta eld på

Etymology
Borrowed from.

Noun

 * 1) torque tightly braided collar
 * 2) coil, ring, wreath