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Latest post Sun, May 29 2005 3:26 PM by Manohonor. 1 replies.
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Manohonor  +  103826 Sun, 29 May 05 03:26 PM
Hi,

A little question.

Imagine troop in the war. Captain and soldiers sitting inside the tank. Suddenly ambush!
Captain speaking to a sergeant, "Get up a flare, sergeant!"

He means to light something, yeah?

Please explain to me.

Thanks.
Manohonor
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asdf  +  103844 Sun, 29 May 05 06:51 PM
In this context, a flare is a device (a brightly burning tube) shot into the air. A small parachute opens, and as the burning device drifts down, it lights up the surrounding area below.
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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug.
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