English Explanatory Dictionary

flashlight

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A battery-powered hand-held light source.
  2. A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
  3. A photograph taken with a flash camera.
verb
  1. To illuminate with a flashlight.

Pronunciation

/ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-flashlight.wav

Word forms

flashlight flashlights flashlighting flashlit flashlighted

Etymology

From flash + light.

Synonyms

electric torch torch

Related words

handlamp headlamp

Derived words

find one's ass with both hands and a flashlight flashlight fish fleshlight
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