- flashlight
- flash|light [ `flæʃ,laıt ] noun count *an electric light that you hold in your hand and point at things. British torch
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
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flashlight — flash light n. a portable battery powered electric lamp, small enough to be held in one hand; it is most commonly cylindrical, but other forms are also made. It is called in Britain a {torch} Syn: torch. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flashlight — (n.) American English for what the British might call an electric torch; 1919, from FLASH (Cf. flash) + LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
flashlight — ► NOUN 1) an electric torch with a strong beam. 2) a flashgun … English terms dictionary
flashlight — [flash′līt΄] n. ☆ 1. a portable electric light, usually operated by batteries 2. a light that shines in flashes, used for signaling, as in lighthouses, airplane beacons, etc.: in nautical usage, usually flashing light 3. a brief, dazzling light… … English World dictionary
Flashlight — A flashlight (also called an electric torch or torch) is a portable electric spotlight which emits light from a small incandescent lightbulb, or from one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs). The light source is mounted in a housing which… … Wikipedia
flashlight — noun (esp. AmE) ⇨ See also ↑torch ADJECTIVE ▪ pocket, small VERB + FLASHLIGHT ▪ point, shine ▪ Neesha pointed her flashlight at the floor … Collocations dictionary
flashlight — n. (AE; BE has torch) 1) to turn on a flashlight 2) to shine a flashlight on * * * [ flæʃlaɪt] (AE;BE has torch) to turn on a flashlight to shine a flashlight on … Combinatory dictionary
Flashlight — Flash|light 〈[flæ̣ʃlaıt] n. 15〉 1. (mit einer Lichtanlage erzeugter) Lichtblitz in geschlossenen Räumen, z. B. Diskotheken, Nightclubs usw. 2. die Anlage selbst [<engl. flashlight „Blitzlicht“] * * * Flash|light […la̮it ], das; s, s [engl.… … Universal-Lexikon
flashlight — [[t]flæ̱ʃlaɪt[/t]] flashlights N COUNT: also by N A flashlight is a small electric light which gets its power from batteries and which you can carry in your hand. [mainly AM] Len studied it a moment in the beam of his flashlight... The troopers,… … English dictionary
flashlight — UK [ˈflæʃˌlaɪt] / US noun [countable] Word forms flashlight : singular flashlight plural flashlights mainly American a torch I, 1) … English dictionary
Flashlight — Flash|light 〈[flæ̣ʃlaıt] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 (mit einer Lichtanlage erzeugter) Lichtblitz in geschlossenen Räumen, z. B. Diskotheken, Nightclubs usw.; Syn. Flash (5) [Etym.: <engl. flashlight »Blitzlicht«] … Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch
