flashlight
noun
flash·light
ˈflash-ˌlīt 
1
: a small battery-operated portable electric light
2
a
: a sudden bright artificial light used in taking photographic pictures
b
: a photograph taken by such a light
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That kit should include a battery or solar-powered radio, mobile device chargers, flashlights, batteries, non-perishable food items, water, face coverings and a first-aid kit.
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Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
Julie Soltis, Frasier’s director of communications, said the home had plenty of blankets, flashlights, and batteries during the outage.
—Kate Ruder, CNN, 11 June 2024
Students are equipped with flashlights and pepper spray for the worst-case scenario but are mostly there to walk each other across campus if someone feels unsafe.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 9 June 2024
Residents of Kyiv, the capital, sometimes had to rely on flashlights at night and planned for a possible evacuation of the city.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 5 June 2024
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Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 June 2024
Julie Soltis, Frasier’s director of communications, said the home had plenty of blankets, flashlights, and batteries during the outage.
—Kate Ruder, CNN, 11 June 2024
Students are equipped with flashlights and pepper spray for the worst-case scenario but are mostly there to walk each other across campus if someone feels unsafe.
—Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 9 June 2024
Residents of Kyiv, the capital, sometimes had to rely on flashlights at night and planned for a possible evacuation of the city.
—Oleksandra Mykolyshyn, New York Times, 5 June 2024
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flashlight
noun
flash·light
ˈflash-ˌlīt
: a small battery-operated portable electric light
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