flare angel

noun

A geometric design caused by the vortices of an aircraft swirling the smoke from its anti-missile flares.

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Meanings

nounflare angel (plural flare angels)

plural flare angels

  1. A geometric design caused by the vortices of an aircraft swirling the smoke from its anti-missile flares.

Origin

From the similarity to angels' wings.

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APA

flare angel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flare%20angel

MLA

“flare angel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flare%20angel. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flare angel,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flare%20angel.

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