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flashlight definition

flash·light (flas̸h′līt′)

noun

  1. ☆ a portable electric light, usually operated by batteries
  2. a light that shines in flashes, used for signaling, as in lighthouses, airplane beacons, etc.
    in nautical usage, usually flashing light
  3. a brief, dazzling light for taking photographs at night or indoors

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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