Assertion: flare | /r/ObjectUse | used as signal
Facets:
value: as aerial defense countermeasure
type: PURPOSE
value: in the civilian world
type: LOCATION
value: commonly
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In the civilian world, flares are commonly used as signals, and may be ignited on the ground or fired as an aerial signal from a pistol-like flare gun, or launched from a self-contained tube.
text: A flare is a device that produces brilliant light and intense heat without explosion, used for lighting, signaling, decoration or as aerial defense countermeasure