flashlight en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈflaʃˌlɑjt/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- [ˈflæʃˌlaɪ̯t] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈflɛʃˌlɑet/ (New-Zealand)
- /ˈflæʃˌlɑet/ (Australia)
- /ˈflæʃˌlaɪt/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈflaʃˌlʌɪt/ (Scotland)
- [ˈflæʃˌlɐɪ̯t] US, Canada, Canadian raising
Etymology
From flash + light.
Meanings
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(Canada, Philippines, US) A battery-powered hand-held light source.
At school he used to do Dr. Jekyll turning into Mr. Hyde, shining a flashlight into his face.
1997, Saul Bellow, The Actual, New York: Viking, page 32:I shone my flashlight on the strange inscription.
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A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
He sat in an arm-chair with his forefinger to his temple, and when the photographer's flashlight went off, he hoped that the hotel had caught fire and that this would end it all.
1943, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XIII, in Gideon Planish, London: Jonathan Cape, page 121:[…] the flashlight exploded like a tiny bomb, making the Vicar jump a little, which explains why his face is a thankful blur, his deadly role forgotten to history (I have the photograph before me now).
1992, Adam Thorpe, Ulverton, New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, published 1994, page 235:[…] two or three bright flashlights went off close to us. It seemed that some prominent person was being quickly interviewed by reporters and photographed just before the ship left.
2006, Stefan Zweig, translated by Anthea Bell, Chess, London: Penguin:
- (obsolete) A photograph taken with a flash camera.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flashlights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
flashlight fish · fleshlight · find one's ass with both hands and a flashlight
Descendants
plaslayt · plaslayt · plaslayt
Hyponyms
Synonyms
Translations (125)
be ліхта́рык (battery-powered hand-held light source) · mn гар дэн (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ga tóirse (battery-powered hand-held light source) · hi टॉर्च (battery-powered hand-held light source) · fo stavlykt (battery-powered hand-held light source) · it torcia elettrica (battery-powered hand-held light source) · fr lampe de poche (battery-powered hand-held light source) · gu હાથબત્તી (battery-powered hand-held light source) · az cib fənəri (battery-powered hand-held light source) · et taskulamp (battery-powered hand-held light source) · sh ба̀те̄рија (battery-powered hand-held light source) · uk ліхта́р (battery-powered hand-held light source) · is vasaljós (battery-powered hand-held light source) · tg фонусча (battery-powered hand-held light source) · aeb لَمبَترِيك (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ms lampu picit (battery-powered hand-held light source) · nb lommelykt (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ka ელექტრო ფარანი (battery-powered hand-held light source) · pl latarka (battery-powered hand-held light source) · uz fonus (battery-powered hand-held light source) · hy լապտեր (battery-powered hand-held light source) · az fənər (battery-powered hand-held light source) · sk baterka (battery-powered hand-held light source) · fi taskulamppu (battery-powered hand-held light source) · anq ʈorči (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ast llinterna (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ca llanterna (battery-powered hand-held light source) · gd lòchran (battery-powered hand-held light source) · da stavlygte (battery-powered hand-held light source) · hsb kapsna lampa (battery-powered hand-held light source) · da lommelygte (battery-powered hand-held light source) · hi टार्च (battery-powered hand-held light source) · vi đèn pin (battery-powered hand-held light source) · bg джо́бно фене́рче (battery-powered hand-held light source) · sq elektrik (battery-powered hand-held light source) · hu elemlámpa (battery-powered hand-held light source) · my တုတ်မီး (battery-powered hand-held light source) · kut kaǂnuqaxni·muǂ (battery-powered hand-held light source) · uz choʻntak fonari (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ja 懐中電燈 (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ro lanternă (battery-powered hand-held light source) · es linterna (battery-powered hand-held light source) · bo སྦི་ཅི་ལི (battery-powered hand-held light source) · bew bateré (battery-powered hand-held light source) · fa-ira چِراغقُوِّه (battery-powered hand-held light source) · fr lampe torche (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ky фонарча (battery-powered hand-held light source) · es foco (battery-powered hand-held light source) · tg фонус (battery-powered hand-held light source) · mk све́тилка (battery-powered hand-held light source) · hu zseblámpa (battery-powered hand-held light source) · cs baterka (battery-powered hand-held light source) · dsb kapsna lampa (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ko 토치 (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ar مَشْعَل (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ur ٹارْچ (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ta டார்ச் (battery-powered hand-held light source) · cmn 電筒 /电筒 (battery-powered hand-held light source) · tr el feneri (battery-powered hand-held light source) · sw tochi (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ko 등불 (battery-powered hand-held light source) · bn টর্চলাইট (battery-powered hand-held light source) · af flits (battery-powered hand-held light source) · nn lommelykt (battery-powered hand-held light source) · nv bee nʼdildlaadí (battery-powered hand-held light source) · uz fonarcha (battery-powered hand-held light source) · tg фонусчаи кисагӣ (battery-powered hand-held light source) · sq elektrik dore (battery-powered hand-held light source) · tr fener (battery-powered hand-held light source) · cy fflachlamp (battery-powered hand-held light source) · mn ᠭᠠᠷ ᠴᠢᠳ᠌ᠧᠩ (battery-powered hand-held light source) · gur laatɩ (battery-powered hand-held light source) · mk бате́риска све́тилка (battery-powered hand-held light source) · lt kišeninis žibintuvėlis (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ru фона́рь (battery-powered hand-held light source) · km អគ្និមណី (battery-powered hand-held light source) · it pila (battery-powered hand-held light source) · gl foco (battery-powered hand-held light source) · dv ޓޯޗު (battery-powered hand-held light source) · gl lanterna (battery-powered hand-held light source) · bo གློག་ཞུ (battery-powered hand-held light source) · mn гар чийдэн (battery-powered hand-held light source) · cmn 手電筒 /手电筒 (battery-powered hand-held light source) · be ліхта́р (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ga lóchrann (battery-powered hand-held light source) · vo pokalampad (battery-powered hand-held light source) · la lanterna (battery-powered hand-held light source) · nl zaklantaarn (battery-powered hand-held light source) · es lámpara (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ru ручно́й фона́рь (battery-powered hand-held light source) · nl zaklamp (battery-powered hand-held light source) · hy գրպանի էլեկտրական լապտեր (battery-powered hand-held light source) · lt žibintuvėlis (battery-powered hand-held light source) · bg ръ́чно фене́рче (battery-powered hand-held light source) · de Taschenlampe (battery-powered hand-held light source) · pt lanterna (battery-powered hand-held light source) · lo ໄຟສາຍ (battery-powered hand-held light source) · es flashlight (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ru карма́нный фона́рь (battery-powered hand-held light source) · km ពិល (battery-powered hand-held light source) · he פָּנָס (battery-powered hand-held light source) · uli dengki (battery-powered hand-held light source) · fo lummalykt (battery-powered hand-held light source) · tg фонуси дастӣ (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ms pelita picit (battery-powered hand-held light source) · kk қалта шам (battery-powered hand-held light source) · sv ficklampa (battery-powered hand-held light source) · el φακός (battery-powered hand-held light source) · th ไฟฉาย (battery-powered hand-held light source) · km កែវឆ្លុះ (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ko 손전등 (battery-powered hand-held light source) · acw كَشَّاف (battery-powered hand-held light source) · sh bàtērija (battery-powered hand-held light source) · lv lukturis (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ms lampu suluh (battery-powered hand-held light source) · hy ձեռքի լապտեր (battery-powered hand-held light source) · sl svetilka (battery-powered hand-held light source) · fa-ira چِراغ قُوِّه (battery-powered hand-held light source) · id senter (battery-powered hand-held light source) · tao dingki (battery-powered hand-held light source) · mn ᠭᠠᠷ ᠋ᠳ᠋ᠧᠩ (battery-powered hand-held light source) · eo poŝlampo (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ky колчырак (battery-powered hand-held light source) · uk ліхта́рик (battery-powered hand-held light source) · ru фона́рик (battery-powered hand-held light source)