What is the meaning of aflare?

adjective

  • Streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air.
    • usage: "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flags aflare in the breeze"
  • Lighted up by or as by fire or flame.
    • usage: "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
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