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Definition of flashlight noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

flashlight

noun
 
/ˈflæʃlaɪt/
 
/ˈflæʃlaɪt/
(especially North American English)
(British English usually torch)
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  1. a small electric lamp that you can hold in your hand and carry with you
    • He shone a flashlight in the boy’s face.
    Extra Examples
    • Neesha pointed her flashlight at the floor.
    • The flashlight beam revealed a pile of sacks.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • pocket
    • small
    verb + flashlight
    • point
    • shine
    flashlight + noun
    • beam
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See flashlight in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

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