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the original portable sun, controlled fire that taught night who was boss
means A torch is a portable light source — historically a stick of burning material carried by hand, and in British usage a battery-powered flashlight.
from From Old French 'torche,' meaning a twist of straw or other material — itself from Latin 'torqua' / 'torquere,' to twist or wind. The link is literal: early torches were lengths of fibrous stuff twisted together, soaked in pitch or wax, and set alight. So the word's deepest root isn't fire at all but the twisting of the wick — a cousin of 'torque,' 'torment,' and 'contort,' all sharing that sense of wringing and twisting.
- olympic relay
- flame has been carried across oceans and into space
- british english
- means flashlight, no fire required
- verb form
- to torch is to burn it all down
- statue of liberty
- her torch was closed after a 1916 bombing
- ancient roots
- reeds dipped in tallow lit human history
olympic flame — lit continuously since 1936 berlin olympics, carried by torch relay to each games
statue of liberty torch — 365-foot copper statue in new york harbor, held aloft since 1886