1. a flaming torch, especially one used in processions or ceremonies
Usage: often ceremonial or decorative

Examples

• The parade participants carried flambeaux through the dark streets.
• Ancient flambeaux lit the castle’s great hall during the feast.
• The wedding procession was illuminated by ornate flambeaux.
• Guards held flambeaux at each corner of the ceremonial platform.
• The festival featured a spectacular flambeau parade at midnight.
• Medieval knights used flambeaux to light their way through the forest.