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Flares

Scope note

Pyrotechnic devices, usually handheld or used with a launcher, producing intense light, sometimes in combination with smoke or sound, used for signaling, identification, or illumination.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000248599

Broader Terms used

<signaling equipment>

Term used for

signals

Equivalent Terms used

flare

Created

13yrs ago

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