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1 torch
[to: ]1) ((American flashlight) a small portable light worked by an electric battery: He shone his torch into her face.) φακός2) (a piece of wood etc set on fire and carried as a light.) δάδα, πυρσός -
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['bætəri]plural - batteries; noun1) (a series of two or more electric cells arranged to produce, or store, a current: a torch battery.) μπαταρία2) (an arrangement of cages in which laying hens etc are kept.) βιομηχανικό ορνιθοτροφείο3) (a group of large guns (and the people manning them).) πυροβολείο, πυροβολαρχία4) (a long series: a battery of questions.) καταιγισμός
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torch — torch1 [to:tʃ US to:rtʃ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: torche bunch of twisted straws, torch , from Vulgar Latin torca] 1.) BrE a small electric lamp that you carry in your hand American Equivalent: flashlight ▪ We shone our torches… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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