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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024flash•light /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Also called,[esp. Brit.,] torch. a small portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024flash•light (flash′līt′),USA pronunciation n. - Also called,[esp. Brit.,] torch. a small, portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries or a tiny generator.
- a light that flashes, as a lighthouse beacon.
- Photographyany source of artificial light as used in flash photography.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: flashlight /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/ n - chiefly US Canadian a small portable electric lamp powered by one or more dry batteries
Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): torch - the brief bright light emitted by an electronic flash unit
Sometimes shortened to: flash - chiefly US Canadian a light that flashes, used for signalling, in a lighthouse, etc
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