The burning of waste gases through a flare stack or other device before releasing them to the air (Source: Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center, 1990)
The burning of gas vented through a pipe or stack at a refinery, or a method of disposing of gas while a well is being drilled Flaring is regulated by state agencies Venting (letting gas escape unburned) is generally prohibited
Controlled burn-off of gas which must be released from an oil producing facility for safety reasons
having a gradual increase in width; "flared nostrils"; "a skirt flaring from the waist"
streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze"