Definition & Meaning of "flashlight"in English

Flashlight

a portable handheld electric light that is powered by batteries and used to give light to a place in the dark

Dialect

American

British

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Inanimate

Composition

Compound

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

flashlights

Examples

During the blackout, everyone relied on their flashlights.

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flashlight

flash

light

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