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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After the family later learned how rare the blue-eyed creatures are, Caroline and her twin sister, Addison, were able to rediscover it in the dark with flashlights.
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
During the storm The storm has arrived, the power’s out and your kids are making shadow puppets with the flashlight.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Navigate to Settings, then General Tools to access the calculator, calendar, alarm, timer, stopwatch, world clock, notepad, flashlight, FM radio, and battery-saving Eco Mode functions.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
Dozens of flashlights snapped on, their beams crisscrossing crazily, seeking the source of the sound.
—Elisabetta Povoledo Alessandro Penso, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2024
During the storm The storm has arrived, the power’s out and your kids are making shadow puppets with the flashlight.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 30 May 2024
Navigate to Settings, then General Tools to access the calculator, calendar, alarm, timer, stopwatch, world clock, notepad, flashlight, FM radio, and battery-saving Eco Mode functions.
—PCMAG, 21 May 2024
Dozens of flashlights snapped on, their beams crisscrossing crazily, seeking the source of the sound.
—Elisabetta Povoledo Alessandro Penso, New York Times, 13 May 2024
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flashlight
noun
flash·light
ˈflash-ˌlīt
: a small battery-operated portable electric light
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