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signal flare

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signal flare [′sig·nəl ‚fler]
(engineering)
A pyrotechnic flare of distinct color and character used as a signal.
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The incident occurred on Tuesday when a helicopter from the Chinese destroyer Haikou saw a pair of small pirate vessels closing on the ship and fired a pair of signal flares to drive them off, Xinhua news agency said.
Chinese navy saves Italian ship from pirates: state media by AFP / AFP Global Edition
A house clearance team working at the home of a man in his 90s found a signal flare which was mistaken for a shell.
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The US Navy said the Global Patriot, on short-term charter to the military, had fired warning shots near the Egyptian boat after it ignored verbal orders and a signal flare telling it to stay away.
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