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Meanings of flashlight in English

Russian
фонарик
Portuguese
lanterna
Spanish
linterna electrica
Catalan
llanterna
Wikidata

Portable, hand-held electric light.

фонарик
Synonyms
Examples for "torch"
Examples for "torch"
1
Meanwhile, feelgood stories about the torch's progress thus far continue to surface.
The Guardian
2
The good news is that there is always a new torch lit.
The Rational Optimist
3
War is the torch of liberty in the hands of the people.
Arms and the Woman
4
Mr Donner refused to leave without getting his torch back, he said.
Radio NZ
5
By all means take a torch, but try not to use it.
The Guardian
Usage of flashlight in English
1
Checked the line, as far as the flashlight beam would let him.
61 hours
2
I aimed the flashlight laser down this second corridor with rising hope.
The Hyperion Cantos
3
His flashlight illuminated about thirty small mounds, arranged in no particular order.
Second glance
4
The answer came as another flashlight beam emanated from the control desk.
Lockdown
5
She pulled the key, then removed the new flashlight from her purse.
In the Dark
6
The flashlight was in his left hand, the beam across his body.
61 hours
7
All right, but I'd do it with a flashlight from the house.
Bag of Bones
8
I used my flashlight, went up and down the staircase three times.
The burglar who liked to quote kipling
9
He kept the flashlight roving ahead, including up the walls and ceiling.
The undertaker's gift
10
Inside the drain, something indefinable glistened, reflecting the flashlight beam; it moved.
Phantoms
11
Robinson went out to the lean-to behind the house with a flashlight.
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
12
Suddenly the flashlight of the enemy fell squarely upon the two boys.
The Boy Allies Under the Sea; Or, The Vanishing Submarines
13
The clouds clear and he switches off the flashlight and keeps going.
Kings of the earth: a novel
14
Looking toward the open doorway, he saw the beam of a flashlight.
American assassin
15
The victims slept untroubled until the flashlight's blaze forced open their eyes.
News.com.au
16
The place was bright and the flashlight was heavy in her hand.
Shadow fall
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Translations for flashlight
Flashlight through the time
Flashlight across language varieties
Canada
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Rare