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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Immediate needs include bottled water, flashlights, solar lamps, tarps, and non-perishable food.
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Adding reflective tape to costumes or bags, wearing bright colors and carrying a flashlight or glow stick can help drivers see trick-or-treaters.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The fun continues at night with a pumpkin express light show, bring-your-own-flashlight corn maze, bonfires on Saturday night only and firework shows.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Walking deeper into a smelly cave along the Albania-Greece border, cavers shined their flashlights along the rock walls and illuminated a massive spider colony.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Adding reflective tape to costumes or bags, wearing bright colors and carrying a flashlight or glow stick can help drivers see trick-or-treaters.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
The fun continues at night with a pumpkin express light show, bring-your-own-flashlight corn maze, bonfires on Saturday night only and firework shows.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
Walking deeper into a smelly cave along the Albania-Greece border, cavers shined their flashlights along the rock walls and illuminated a massive spider colony.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Flashlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flashlight. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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flashlight
noun
flash·light
ˈflash-ˌlīt
: a small battery-operated portable electric light
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