flashlight

noun

Definition of flashlightnext
as in lantern

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Recent Examples of flashlight Halo is a personal safety device that can not only share your location with a friend in real time, but also has a flashlight, sirens, and alert functions. — Time Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 When the door finally opened, an agitated young man who resembled Ryan Gosling (Rett Keeter) shined an LED flashlight directly into my eyes, a gesture that would become familiar over the next hour. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026 One driver, Eddie Imel, had a pair of pliers; his partner, Danny Jaramillo, had a flashlight. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 This Iniu model is compact and features 45-watt fast charge, a digital display, handy lanyard, phone stand, and flashlight. — Helen Iatrou, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flashlight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flashlight
  1. lantern
  2. lighting
  3. candle
  4. headlight
  5. lighthouse
  6. floodlight
  7. spotlight
  8. streetlight
Noun
  • Diwali, the festival of lights is celebrated by Hindus across the country by shopping for lanterns, new clothes, sweets and snacks ahead of the festival.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Agents of the king found the auburn-haired soldier illuminated by an iron lantern, waiting patiently in the damp basement with a box of matches.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of lantern
Noun
  • The interior is designed to match, and far from recycling bright, beachy tropes, instead opts for subtler period antiques, oversized tubs, dark wood floors, and brass lighting fixtures.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Oct. 2026
  • String lights, solar lanterns, warm-toned bulbs and candle lanterns handle the lighting.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of lighting
Noun
  • The candle, one of six offered by Xinú in addition to its range of eaux de parfum and body care products, is infused with notes of lime, cedarwood, tuberose and moss.
    — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The team also performed another experiment to detect candle smoke in air.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of candle
Noun
  • On September 4th, a Haitian pastor named Molis Augustave was stopped by the West Manchester Township police for a broken headlight.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Above the headlight sits a new front-facing radar sensor, complementing the existing rear radar to bring Adaptive Cruise Control to the Tiger 1200.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of headlight
Noun
  • To stretch your legs, grab one of the resort’s bikes and take the half-hour ride on the narrow, largely traffic-free dirt road down to Punto Allen, a tiny fishing village with a picturesque lighthouse.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Instead, at this landmark property you’re treated to 360-degree waterfront views of the Old Port, sailboats, and historic lighthouses.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of lighthouse
Noun
  • Other tiles include Accessories (add-ons such as Pet Tags and Chimes), Linked Devices (for other Ring devices to react when the floodlight is triggered), and Device Health (signal strength, network name, and MAC address).
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
  • What’s even harder is taking the same picture, but without the firefly’s glow, and only the floodlight reflected off the firefly’s dark body.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of floodlight
Noun
  • Mamdani, who rose to the national spotlight through his mayoral campaign in 2025, flexed his influence in the primaries by endorsing three progressive House candidates in deep-blue New York City districts.
    — Jared Ochacher, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Maybe the lack of spotlight and vodcaster microphone lowered his guard.
    — Luke Jones, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of spotlight
Noun
  • Pack a blackout sleep mask just in case There’s nothing worse than finally crawling into your hotel bed after a long travel day, only to discover that the curtains don’t fully close and a streetlight is shining directly onto your pillow.
    — Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In case of what need not be spelled out when the series opens with a shocking tableau of gay bar owner Leo Struthers (Alan Cumming), the recipient of Melba’s speech, hanging by his neck from a streetlight outside his Manchester home.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of streetlight

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