Definition of flashlight
1a : a sudden bright artificial light used in taking photographic picturesb : a photograph taken by such a light
2 : a small battery-operated portable electric light
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Smith then struck her mother with a flashlight in the doorway to her bedroom, moved her to the living room and proceeded to strike her several more times with the mallet, according to the Leavenworth County Attorney.
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Each boat has a flashlight (only used to increase visibility should a motor boat come by.)
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No lanterns are allowed and flashlights should have only red lights -- no white lights.
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Investigators used flashlights to scour the ground around a car parked to the side of Old Prieur, its headlights on and caution lights still blinking.
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This is McCann demonstrating the Mace LED flashlight and stun gun.
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According to police, at 4:30 a.m., officers were called to the 1500 block of Southgate Road after a witness heard a loud noise outside and then observed a person with a flashlight and a backpack standing near the side of the home.
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The men circled them, examining their ear canals with flashlights, prodding the consistency of their fur with pens.
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Initial results were less than encouraging, but that may be as much a comment on the vigor of San Francisco mosquitoes as the effectiveness of the Therapik, which appears to be little more than a doctored flashlight.
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First Known Use of flashlight
1886
FLASHLIGHT Defined for English Language Learners
flashlight
playDefinition of flashlight for English Language Learners
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: a small electric light that can be carried in your hand and that runs on batteries
FLASHLIGHT Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of flashlight for Students
: a small portable electric light that runs on batteries
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