What does flashlight mean?
Definitions for flashlight
ˈflæʃˌlaɪtflash·light
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word flashlight.
Princeton's WordNet
flashlight, torchnoun
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp
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flashlightnoun
A battery-powered hand-held lightsource.
Etymology: flash + light
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Flashlight
A flashlight is a hand-held portable electric-powered light source. Usually the light source is a small incandescent light bulb or light-emitting diode. A typical flashlight consists of a light bulb mounted in a reflector, a transparent cover to protect the light source and reflector, a battery, and a switch. These are supported and protected by a case. The invention of the dry cell and miniature incandescent electric light bulbs made the first battery-powered flashlights possible around 1899. Today flashlights use mostly incandescent lamps or light-emitting diodes and run on disposable or rechargeable batteries. Some are powered by the user turning a crank or shaking the lamp, and some are powered by solar panels. In addition to the general-purpose hand-held flashlight, many forms have been adapted for special uses. Head or helmet-mounted flashlights designed for miners and campers leave the hands free. Some flashlights can be used underwater or in flammable atmospheres.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flashlight in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flashlight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of flashlight in a Sentence
When they were hungry Coach Ek would use a flashlight to shine on the stalactites above.
I thought that spraying the guy was the least damaging thing I could do, in my left hand, I had a flashlight. My other option, other than the pepper spray, was to break this guy’s teeth. OK? And I didn’t want to do that. I just wanted him not to hurt me.
An epigram is a flashlight of a truth; a witticism, truth laughing at itself.
We eventually found our way upstairs looking at imaginary furniture and we were in the imaginary bedroom now and we are realistically having sex when the police walked in, we had to break into the place to get in so the next thing I see is a flashlight and Goldie and I are like what? It was bizarre and weird. We were told to go get a hotel room which we did. That was our first date. It was a lot of fun I can’t believe it was a long time ago.
The most, MOST important thing is to read, read all the time ; read when they tell you not to read, what they tell you not to read, read with a flashlight under the covers, read on the bus, standing on a corner, waiting for a friend, in the dentist's waiting room. Read every minute you can. READ LIKE A WOLF EATS. Read.
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- مِشْعَلArabic
- ръчно фенерчеBulgarian
- llanternaCatalan, Valencian
- baterkaCzech
- stavlygteDanish
- TaschenlampeGerman
- φακόςGreek
- flash, linterna, focoSpanish
- taskulampEstonian
- taskulamppuFinnish
- lummalyktFaroese
- lampe de poche, torcheFrench
- lanterna, focoGalician
- टार्चHindi
- zseblámpa, elemlámpaHungarian
- senterIndonesian
- vasaljósIcelandic
- torcia elettricaItalian
- 懐中電燈Japanese
- 손전등, 등불Korean
- lanternaLatin
- ໄຟສາຍLao
- lampu picitMalay
- zaklampDutch
- latarkaPolish
- lanternaPortuguese
- lanternăRomanian
- фонарик, фонарьRussian
- ficklampaSwedish
- el feneri, fenerTurkish
- pokalampadVolapük
- 手电筒Chinese
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