flashlight
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- noun
- /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/
- US
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linterna
- When the power went out, I quickly grabbed my flashlight to find a candle.
- use a flashlight
- turn on a flashlight
- battery-powered flashlights
They're able to shine a flashlight briefly into there.
- They're able to shine a flashlight briefly into there.
- FaceTime me and turn on your flashlight on your phone, OK?
- I don't know why kids read magazines with flashlights, but, yeah.
- Once again, I got a flashlight right here so that I can ID my thread.
- Well, the first step is we're going to anchor our flashlight somewhere.
- I also like flashlights, so get ready best flashlights video that's coming.
Examples
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As the doors close, they are each taking a flashlight off the back wall of the elevator.
Fiction book (1990) -
For example, keep a supply of candles, matches, and flashlights at school and at home.
Academic text (1991) -
I also put my primary flashlight in there as well.
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Finally, he turned off the flashlight and sat alone in the dark.
Academic text (2003) -
Always have a flashlight and a multi tool.
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The next and most important item is a flashlight that gives concentrated, even light at close distances.
Academic text (1998) -
Don't be late and bring a flashlight.
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I carried on silent conversations at night as I read by flashlight the works of my favorite authors.
Academic text (2009) -
A new tool to aid police: a radar flashlight that can detect motion or respiration through walls.
Academic text (2001) -
Store shelves are emptied as residents stock up on flashlights, water, food, and medicine.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
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A small portable light with a clear cover that you can carry or hang
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1.9
A small handheld light that uses batteries
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4.1
A small light shaped like a pen used to look into eyes or small dark places
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A small light you hold that uses batteries
A small lamp that uses batteries and gives light you can carry
Antonyms
Idioms
Not able to do simple tasks, often confused and disorganized
Compounds
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Flashlight is simply flash + light, and flash means 'a brief burst'. Early battery-powered hand lamps often gave a quick bright beam, so the name fits a small portable lamp you carry to make light in the dark.