Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    flashlight
    /ˈflaʃlʌɪt/

    noun

    • 1. an electric torch. North American
    • 2. a flashing light used for signals and in lighthouses.

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLASHLIGHT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    A flashlight is a small electric light you can carry in your hand. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see translations in other languages.

  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › FlashlightFlashlight - Wikipedia

    A flashlight ( US English) or electric torch ( Commonwealth English ), usually shortened to torch, is a portable hand-held electric lamp. Formerly, the light source typically was a miniature incandescent light bulb, but these have been displaced by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) since the early 2000s.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flashlightFlashlight Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of flashlight as a small battery-operated portable electric light and a sudden bright artificial light used in photography. See examples, synonyms, word history, and related articles.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLASHLIGHT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    A flashlight is a small electric light you can carry in your hand. Learn how to use this word in different contexts and see translations in other languages.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › flashlightFLASHLIGHT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Flashlight definition: a small, portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries, LEDs, or a tiny generator.. See examples of FLASHLIGHT used in a sentence.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLASHLIGHT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A flashlight is a small electric light that you can carry in your hand and that gets its power from batteries. Learn how to use the word flashlight in different contexts, such as photography, signaling, and British English.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › flashlightFlashlight - definition of flashlight by The Free Dictionary

    A flashlight is a small portable electric lamp powered by batteries, or a brief bright light from a photographic lamp. Find out more about the word's origin, usage, and translations in different languages.