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Definition: Flambeau |
FlambeauNoun1. A flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "flambeau" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Flambeau \Flam"beau\; noun; plural Flambeauxor Flambeaus. [French expression, from the Old French expression flambe flame, for flamble, from the Latin expression flammula little flame, diminutive of flamma flame. See Flame.]. (references) |
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Flambeau is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Wisconsin:
*Flambeau, Price County, Wisconsin
*Flambeau, Rusk County, WisconsinSource: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Flambeau, Wisconsin."
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Flambeau is a town located in Rusk County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 1,067.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 90.3 km² (34.9 mi²). 89.5 km² (34.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.8 km² (0.3 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.86% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 1,067 people, 398 households, and 308 families residing in the town. The population density is 11.9/km² (30.9/mi²). There are 438 housing units at an average density of 4.9/km² (12.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.13% White, 0.28% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.09% Asian, 0.47% Pacific Islander, 0.09% from other races, and 0.75% from two or more races. 0.47% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 398 households out of which 35.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.6% are married couples living together, 8.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% are non-families. 16.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.3% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.68 and the average family size is 3.03. In the town the population is spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 23.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 39 years. For every 100 females there are 102.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 99.2 males. The median income for a household in the town is $39,375, and the median income for a family is $42,596. Males have a median income of $28,646 versus $22,917 for females. The per capita income for the town is $16,418. 4.9% of the population and 3.1% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.8% are under the age of 18 and 6.1% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Flambeau, Rusk County, Wisconsin."
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Flambeau is a town located in Price County, Wisconsin. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 535.Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 254.8 km² (98.4 mi²). 248.1 km² (95.8 mi²) of it is land and 6.7 km² (2.6 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.64% water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 535 people, 207 households, and 146 families residing in the town. The population density is 2.2/km² (5.6/mi²). There are 460 housing units at an average density of 1.9/km² (4.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 98.32% White, 0.00% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 1.68% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 207 households out of which 33.3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.4% are married couples living together, 6.3% have a female householder with no husband present, and 29.0% are non-families. 26.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 12.1% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.58 and the average family size is 3.14. In the town the population is spread out with 28.0% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 109.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 102.6 males. The median income for a household in the town is $41,250, and the median income for a family is $45,469. Males have a median income of $35,000 versus $20,313 for females. The per capita income for the town is $15,196. 11.6% of the population and 6.0% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 8.2% are under the age of 18 and 25.0% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Flambeau, Price County, Wisconsin."
Crosswords: Flambeau |
| English words defined with "flambeau": Flambeaus, Flambeaux. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Flambeau" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (beacon, flambeau, torch). |
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Movie/TV Titles | La Course du flambeau (1925) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Military and civilian personnel of the Supplies and Accounts office in the Main Navy or Munitions Buildings, circa 1918. According to Mrs. Elizabeth Wilkins, who was assigned to this office and examined this photograph circa the early 1980s, the location is the middle part of the 3rd Floor, 7th Wing. She identified the following people in the photo: Yeoman 1st Class (F) Martha Whitcomb (seated, lower right); Yeoman (F) Margaret Flambeau (standing by pillar, 5th from right along the windows, wearing white blouse & bow tie); and Yeoman (F) Alta Moore (seated, about halfway back in room, with dark hair, wearing blue coat with a dark collar). Credit: NAVY. |
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| "Flambeau" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 83.33% of the time. "Flambeau" is used about 6 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 83.33% | 5 | 157,705 |
| Noun (proper) | 16.67% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 6 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "flambeau": Lac Du Flambeau. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "flambeau"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | flakadan, qirimbajtëse (candelabrum, candle holder, candlestick), pishtar (cresset, lamplighter, link, torch). (various references) | |
Arabic | مشعل (beacon, cresset, torch). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | горящ факел. (various references) | |
Czech | pochodeò (torch). (various references) | |
Danish | armstage. (various references) | |
Dutch | flambouw (torch). (various references) | |
French | flambeau. (various references) | |
German | Fackel (torch). (various references) | |
Greek | κηροστάτης, πυρσόσ (beacon, brand, cresset, torch), δαυλόσ αναμμένοσ. (various references) | |
Hungarian | fáklya (torch). (various references) | |
Italian | fiaccola (torch). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 松明 (torch, torchlight). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たいまつ (torch, torchlight). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ambeauflay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | facho (cresset, torch), tocha (torch), brandão, archote (torch). (various references) | |
Romanian | faclã aprinsã, torţã (link, torch). (various references) | |
Russian | факел (cresset). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | baklja (torch). (various references) | |
Spanish | hachón (torch), antorcha (torch). (various references) | |
Swedish | fackla (torch). (various references) | |
Turkish | fener (beacon, cresset, dark lantern, glim, lamp, lantern, lighthouse, phanar), meşale (cresset, link, torch), şamdan (candelabra, candelabrum, candlestick, girandole). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | факел (torch). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | lampadarum, lampadas, lampades, lampadibus, lampadis, lampas. (various references) |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "flambeau": flambeaus, flambeaux. (additional references) | |
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"Flambeau" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: flambee. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-f-l-m-u" | |
-2 letters: aflame, flambe, fumble. | |
-3 letters: abeam, album, amble, ameba, blame, blume, fable, flame, fleam, flume, ulama, ulema, umbel. | |
-4 letters: able, alae, alba, alef, alfa, alma, alme, alum, baal, bale, balm, beam, beau, bema, blae, blam, blue, bumf, fame, feal, flab, flam, flea, flub, flue, fuel, fume, lama, lamb, lame, leaf, lube, mabe, male, maul. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-b-e-f-l-m-u" | |
+1 letter: flambeaus, flambeaux. | |
+4 letters: unfathomable. | |
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