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torch

Stick with a flaming end used as a source of light

EntityQ327954

Subclass of: portable light source
, product

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A torch is a stick with combustible material at one end which can be used as a light source or to set something on fire. Torches have been used throughout history and are still used in processions, symbolic and religious events, and in juggling and entertainment. In some countries, notably the United Kingdom and Australia, "torch" in modern usage is also the term for a battery-operated portable light.

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Has use: lighting
fire
Has characteristic: portable object
Has effect: lighting
Started: 25th millennium BCE latest date: 25th millennium BCE
Different from: blowtorch criterion used: purpose
flashlight applies to name of object: torch
Partially coincident with: incendiary weapon
Members / parts: flame
Symbolizes: Age of Enlightenment

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