torch

noun

/tɔːtʃ/

/tɔːrtʃ/

Definition

B2 [C] UK (US flashlight) a small light that is held in the hand and usually gets its power from batteries: She flashed/shone the torch into the dark room.Lighting and light fittings in the home › [C] a thick stick with material that burns tied to the top of it, used to give light: a flaming/blazing torchliterary Many buildings were put to the torch (= burned intentionally) during the riots.ToolsGardening tools › [S] approving used as a symbol of a political movement or idea that has an important positive influence: the torch of socialismSigns, signals and symbolsSpecific signs and symbols

(Definition of torch noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)