eternal flame

noun

: a small fire that is kept burning as a symbol to show that something will never end
light an eternal flame

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Some of the design elements include flags for the different branches, a bronze sculpture, an eternal flame, a sculpture with lighting that mimics a flame and other aspects of the park design. — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2026 Greg Butler, the owner of the Main Line Armory, bought the replica lantern and created an eternal flame beneath it. — Jayson Buford, Robb Report, 4 June 2026 The incident happened near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the ceremony for relighting the eternal flame, which is carried out nightly. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026 One of the most poignant choices is to intercut scratchy film of the train that in 1921 transported the Unknown Soldier to Rome in a coffin draped with patriotic banners and flowers, to be enshrined in the Altar of the Fatherland with an eternal flame at the Vittorio Emanuele II monument. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for eternal flame

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“Eternal flame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eternal%20flame. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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