torchlight en · NOUN
Etymology
From torch + light.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The dim light produced by a burning torch.
A number of towns in East Sussex, and on the borders of Kent and Surrey, make a special feature of huge bonfires and torchlight processions with fireworks on Guy Fawkes day or an early November Saturday.
1953 January, “Notes and News: Locomotive Notes: Southern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 68:
- (countable, uncountable) The light produced by a flashlight.
- (India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, countable) A torch or flashlight.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| torchlights | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
ga solas tóirse (light produced by a torch) · hu fáklyafény (light produced by a torch)