Flashlight Meaning
/ˈflæʃˌlaɪ̯t/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA battery-powered hand-held light source.
nounA flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
Sentence Examples
I groped for a flashlight.
I shone a flashlight into the dark room.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
We grabbed a ____ to find our way around when the power went out.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Click goes the ____ as he turns it on to find his way through the dark woods.
Word Origin & History
From flash + light.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"At school he used to do Dr. Jekyll turning into Mr. Hyde, shining a flashlight into his face."
— 1997, Saul Bellow, The Actual, New York: Viking, page 32:
"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."
— 1943, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XIII, in Gideon Planish, London: Jonathan Cape, page 121:
"[…] the flashlight exploded like a tiny bomb, making the Vicar jump a little, which explains why his face is a thankful blur, his deadly role forgotten to history (I have the photograph before me now)."
— 1992, Adam Thorpe, Ulverton, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, published 1994, page 235:
"[…] two or three bright flashlights went off close to us. It seemed that some prominent person was being quickly interviewed by reporters and photographed just before the ship left."
— 2006, Stefan Zweig, translated by Anthea Bell, Chess, London: Penguin:
"Autis stepped carefully while flashlighting the fog in front of himself and Gar."
— 2011, Bart Bare, Wadmalaw: A Ghost Story, page 51:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
We grabbed a ____ to find our way around when the power went out.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Click goes the ____ as he turns it on to find his way through the dark woods.