flashlight
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flashlight
- /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/ US, UK
- [ˈflæʃˌlaɪ̯t] US, UK
- [ˈflæʃˌlɐɪ̯t]
- /ˈflaʃˌlɑjt/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈflaʃˌlʌɪt/ Scotland
- /ˈflæʃˌlɑet/ Australia
- /ˈflɛʃˌlɑet/ New Zealand
Rhymes with -æʃlaɪt
Where it comes from
From flash + light.
noun flashlights
-
A battery-powered hand-held light source.
I shone my flashlight on the strange inscription.
Similar: electric torch, torch
- A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography). He sat in an arm-chair with his forefinger to his temple, and when the photographer's flashlight went off, he hoped that the hotel had caught fire and that this would end it all.
- A photograph taken with a flash camera.
verb flashlights · flashlighting · flashlit · flashlighted
- To illuminate with a flashlight. Autis stepped carefully while flashlighting the fog in front of himself and Gar.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: torch, lamp, searchlight, lantern, blowtorch, bonfire, luminous, flare, light, flash, pocket, filament, stack, blinking, bottle, inferno
Translations
Every language
noun battery-powered hand-held light source
| Español | linterna, foco, lámpara, flashlight |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 등불 deungbul, 손전등 sonjeondeung, 토치 tochi |
| 日本語 | 懐中電燈 kaichū dentō |
| 中文 | 手電筒 /手电筒 shǒudiàntǒng, 電筒 /电筒 diàntǒng |
| हिन्दी | टार्च ṭārc, टॉर्च ṭŏrc |
| Kiswahili | tochi |
| Português | lanterna |
| Français | lampe de poche, lampe torche |
| Deutsch | Taschenlampe |
| Italiano | torcia elettrica, pila |
| Ελληνικά | φακός fakós |
| Română | lanternă |
| Русский | фона́рик fonárik, фона́рь fonárʹ, карма́нный фона́рь karmánnyj fonárʹ, ручно́й фона́рь ručnój fonárʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đèn pin |
| العربية | مَشْعَل mašʕal |
| עברית | פָּנָס panás |
Talk about this word "flashlight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/flashlight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. flashlight. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/flashlight "flashlight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/flashlight.Cite this
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title = {flashlight},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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