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Originally, a torch was a portable source of fire used as a source of light, usually a rod-shaped piece of wood with a rag soaked in pitch or some other flammable material wrapped around one end.
The torch is a common emblem of enlightenment. Thus the Statue of Liberty, actually "Liberty Enlightening the World" lifts her torch. Crossed reversed torches were signs of mourning that appear on Greek and Roman funerary monuments. In England in the first half of the twentieth century a torch was used as the road sign indicating a school.
A torch carried in relay by cross-country runners is used to light the Olympic flame which burns without interruption until the following Olympics.
In construction usage, a torch is a small hand-held burner which makes a hot flame, usually fueled by oxygen and either acetylene or propane, that is used for either cutting or welding metals, particularly iron and steel. For example, blowtorch, cutting torch, or welding torch. For more information, see gas welding.
Torches are often used in jugglingJuggling is often considered to include only Toss Juggling, the art of repeatedly throwing several objects in the air and catching them, so that at least one object remains in the air at all times. Common toss juggling props include balls, beanbags, rings; they can be juggled the same as other pins, but they are much more impressive to audiences.
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