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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Stern’s boat and Machado’s vessel had to find each other in pitch-black seas while maintaining radio silence to avoid detection, ultimately locating one another by flashlight.
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Louis Casiano , Jennifer Griffin , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
It is recommended to keep an emergency kit in your car with items like a blanket, jumper cables, and a flashlight.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
In pitch darkness, with 10-foot waves smashing the sides of both boats and only flashlights to guide them, nerves frayed.
—Carrie Kahn, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
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Louis Casiano , Jennifer Griffin , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 15 Dec. 2025
It is recommended to keep an emergency kit in your car with items like a blanket, jumper cables, and a flashlight.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025
In pitch darkness, with 10-foot waves smashing the sides of both boats and only flashlights to guide them, nerves frayed.
—Carrie Kahn, NPR, 12 Dec. 2025
Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.
—Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Flashlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flashlight. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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flashlight
noun
flash·light
ˈflash-ˌlīt
: a small battery-operated portable electric light
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