torchlightnoun
uk/ˈtɔːtʃ.laɪt/us/ˈtɔːrtʃ.laɪt/torchlight noun (LIGHT)
[ U ] the light from a burning torch:
They sat on the beach under the stars, their faces lit by torchlight.
UK [ U ] the light from an electric torch :
She glimpsed his face in the torchlight.
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Light
- beam
- candlelight
- daylight
- firelight
- fluorescent
- glossy
- incandescent
- incident ray
- lamplight
- light
- luminescent
- luminous
- moonlight
- opalescent
- phosphorescent
- photo
- shiny
- starlight
- sun
- sunshine
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torchlight noun (TORCH)
[ C ] Indian English a torch noun
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Lighting & light fittings in the home
- bulb
- candelabra
- candle
- candlestick
- chandelier
- Chinese lantern
- gaslight
- globe
- halogen lamp
- hurricane lamp
- lamp
- lampshade
- nightlight
- penlight
- searchlight
- shade
- standard lamp
- strip light
- torch
- wick
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torchlightadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˈtɔːtʃ.laɪt/us/ˈtɔːrtʃ.laɪt/also torchlit,A torchlight event is one that is lit by burning torches:
a torchlight/torchlit procession
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The qualities of light
- ablaze
- backlit
- brilliant
- coruscating
- flicker
- floodlit
- fluorescent
- gleaming
- glittering
- glittery
- glossy
- incandescent
- lambent
- luminescent
- lustrous
- opalescent
- polychromatic
- shine
- spangly
- sparkling
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