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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After running it for about 20 to 30 seconds, turn on your hunting flashlight.
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Bring at least two sources of light (headlamps or flashlights) and backup batteries.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
If your power is out, use flashlights and not candles.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Locate your flashlights, and put fresh batteries in them.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
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Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 3 Oct. 2024
Bring at least two sources of light (headlamps or flashlights) and backup batteries.
—Tiffany Acosta, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2024
If your power is out, use flashlights and not candles.
—Kathryn Varn, Axios, 27 Sep. 2024
Locate your flashlights, and put fresh batteries in them.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN, 26 Sep. 2024
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flashlight
noun
flash·light
ˈflash-ˌlīt
: a small battery-operated portable electric light
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