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 17 Jul. 2026.

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