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briquet

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

Synonym of lighter in reference to any device used to light cigarettes.

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Equivalents

Françaisbriquet
DeutschBrikett
2 more languages
Češtinabriketa
Suomipuriste

Examples

“1911, F. H. King, Farmers of Forty Centuries Another pinch of charcoal was added and the process repeated until the mold was filled, when the briquet was forced out.”
Out of the corner of his eye he caught the flash of a man's "briquet" lighting a cigarette.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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