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flare angel

flare angel noun: a geometric design caused by the vortices of an aircraft swirling the smoke from its anti-missile flares.

Noun

flare angel (plural flare angels)

  1. A geometric design caused by the vortices of an aircraft swirling the smoke from its anti-missile flares.

Forms of flare angel

pluralflare angels

Origin of flare angel

From the similarity to angels' wings.

Questions about flare angel

What does flare angel mean?
Flare angel means a geometric design caused by the vortices of an aircraft swirling the smoke from its anti-missile flares.
What part of speech is flare angel?
Flare angel is a noun.
What is the plural of flare angel?
The plural of flare angel is flare angels.

Words near flare angel in the dictionary

  1. flaptracks
  2. flapwort
  3. flarability
  4. flarable
  5. flare
  6. flare angel
  7. flare angels
  8. flare gun
  9. flare guns
  10. flare nut
  11. flare nut wrench

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