noun

• A cylindrical or cone-shaped object in which the Olympic flame is ceremonially carried.

  ‘an estimated 15,000 people gathered for an evening of celebration to mark the Olympic torch's arrival in Wales’

  More example sentences

  • ‘Athletes are running to a Colchester school to deliver the Olympic torch to fellow competitors.’
  • ‘There was a great buzz in the air last Thursday morning June 19th with the arrival to the city of the Olympic Torch.’
  • ‘Their departure will coincide with the arrival of the Olympic torch in Newbridge.’
  • ‘Knight sang the opening ceremony song, which she wrote herself, heralding the arrival of the Olympic torch at the Olympic stadium.’
  • ‘The organisers handed over the Olympic torch to her on her arrival which she carried till she reached the dais.’
  • ‘The Sydney 2000 Olympic torch was on display in the Brunel shopping centre at a talent-spotting roadshow for children with special needs.’
  • ‘Yesterday Benedict blessed the Olympic torch, which was making its way to Turin, the site of the Winter Games in February.’
  • ‘The Olympic torch was lit by the rays of the sun in a traditional ceremony in Athens, Greece on June 4.’
  • ‘Last summer, for example, he was chosen to be part of the team that carried the Olympic torch through London.’
  • ‘A 1948 Olympic torch carried by the father of Yorkshire athletics world champion, Gordon Pirie, is to be sold at auction next month.’
  • ‘A care worker will make the run of his life tomorrow as he carries the Olympic torch through part of London.’
  • ‘School children waving flags and bunting along with street puppeteers Artastic will then welcome the Special Olympic Torch to the town.’
  • ‘The event takes place after Stein carries the Olympic Torch up the steps of the capital.’
  • ‘As the party continued all along the main street, the crowd waited expectantly for the arrival of the Olympic torch.’
  • ‘Local children have also been asked to make replicas of the Olympic torch and to bring them along on the day to wave.’
  • ‘The Olympic Torch is being lit on Centre Court and will wind its way around the club before continuing its journey to other landmarks in the capital.’
  • ‘We've been tracking the Olympic Torch as it's been traveling to the State Capitol Building where it should be arriving sometime in the next half hour.’
  • ‘Pushing on, we had to slow down for a mini-parade bearing the Olympic torch and making its way toward St. Rémy.’
  • ‘Nadia Comaneci held the Olympic Torch aloft on top of the Millennium Dome in Greenwich with former basketball ace John Amaechi.’
  • ‘As Barbara Kendall jogged 300m down a leafy London road carrying the Olympic torch yesterday, she also took a stroll down memory lane.’