English-Finnish translations for torch

Definition of torch

  • 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
  • A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight
  • An arsonist
  • To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick

Examples

  • The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampires castle.
  • Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.
  • Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.

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