noun
flashlight
FLASH-lyt
noun
1
A small portable battery-powered light held in the hand.
"She grabbed a flashlight when the power went out."
How to Use Flashlight
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA handheld battery light.
UK vs US
American English says flashlight; British English usually says torch.
Word Forms
flashlit past tense, flashlighted past tense, flashlights plural, flashlights singular
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Etymology
From flash + light.