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Plural of torch

regular plural

The plural of torch is torches.

Forms of torch

Singulartorch /ˈtɔːtʃ/
Pluraltorches
Countablecountable

Torches in a sentence

  • The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire’s castle.
  • Coconut palms with white-painted trunks surround the lagoon, which is lit by flaming torches at night.2005, Lee Mylne, “Queensland & the Great Barrier Reef”, in Marc Llewellyn, Lee Mylne, edited by Marie Morris, Frommer’s Australia 2005...
  • We put down torches to stop creepers from spawning.From the entry spawn
  • Her yellow-red eyes reflected the torches on either side of her throne.2010, Alexandra Livingston, Defy the Gods, page 8. From the entry yellow-red
  • You can bestow keys, gems, torches and powders, and restore gold, food and hit points.1984, InCider: The Apple II Magazine, volume 2, Peterborough, N.H.: IDG Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 60. From the entry hit point

Meaning of torch

  1. noun A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.
  2. noun A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end.
  3. noun A flower which is red or red-orange in colour like a flame.

Full definition of torch

Questions about the plural of torch

What is the plural of torch?
The plural of torch is torches.
Is torch countable?
Torch is a countable noun.

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