torchlight

noun

torch·​light ˈtȯrch-ˌlīt 

1

: light given by torches

2

: torch

Examples of torchlight in a Sentence

The men worked by torchlight.

Recent Examples on the Web

The figures stitched into the wall hangings writhed and cavorted, glimmering in the torchlight. — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 16 Nov. 2025

And the king’s bodyguards, dressed in their finery, conducting a torchlight search for explosives in the cellars beneath Parliament. — Alexander Smith, NBC news, 13 May 2026

That night after dinner at a table in the sand—harira soup, shakshuka, and orange salad with orange-blossom water—the two Mohameds and the cook pulled out musical instruments and played in the torchlight. — Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026

For months doctors at the last functioning hospital in the wartorn Sudanese city of el-Fasher performed operations by torchlight, desperately trying to save lives in the most impossible conditions. — NPR, 30 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for torchlight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

torchlight

noun

torch·​light -ˌlīt 

: the light given by torches