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

Examples of flashlight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Apple first launched the App Store, most people thought mobile apps would just be simple utilities like flashlights, calculators and weather apps. — Krish Ramineni, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Using a drum stick that the women had in their car and his own flashlight, Jackson was able to pry the kitten from behind the engine lift it to safety. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026

Rinderknecht then used his phone flashlight to walk up a trail to a small clearing at the top of the hill called Hidden Buddha. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

Great Basin is one of the best national parks for stargazing, so pack a headlamp or flashlight with a red-light setting, which preserves night vision and protects the park’s ultra-dark skies. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1887, in the meaning defined at sense 2a

Rhymes for flashlight

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

Kids Definition

flashlight

noun

flash·​light ˈflash-ˌlīt 

: a small battery-operated portable electric light