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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Moments later, one of the other two officers looked in the front driver’s side window of Rodrigues’s car with a flashlight.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
That's like packing three flashlights for a camping trip and no tent.
—Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Guests are asked to bring binoculars, a blanket or chair, a flashlight and to dress warm for the evening’s activities.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Each bucket contains sponges, flashlights, bottled water, trash bags, goggles and hand sanitizer, according to a press release.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
That's like packing three flashlights for a camping trip and no tent.
—Steve Hruby, The Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Guests are asked to bring binoculars, a blanket or chair, a flashlight and to dress warm for the evening’s activities.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Each bucket contains sponges, flashlights, bottled water, trash bags, goggles and hand sanitizer, according to a press release.
—Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Flashlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flashlight. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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flashlight
noun
flash·light
ˈflash-ˌlīt
: a small battery-operated portable electric light
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