Flashlight Meaning, Examples, and Usage

Meaning 1：flashlight (Flashlight)

Flashlight 🔊

/flæʃlaɪt/

A small electric lamp that you can hold in your hand.

flashlight 🔊

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/flæʃlaɪt/

A small battery-powered electric lamp that you can carry in your hand and use to provide light in darkness.

📁 Category：Technological Inventions 🔖 Level：初级

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

Flash + light: a device that produces a sudden bright light.

💡 Mnemonic

Think of a sudden flash of light in the dark – that's a flashlight.

📖 Example

Before we go camping, we need to pack a flashlight in case it gets dark while we're hiking. 🔊 Before we go camping, we need to pack a flashlight in case it gets dark while we're hiking.

🔗 Collocations

shine a flashlight – to direct the beam of a flashlight

turn on a flashlight – to activate a flashlight

flashlight beam – the ray of light emitted by a flashlight

🔄 Synonyms

torch (n.) – a portable light source, especially a flashlight (British English)

handlight (n.) – a small portable light held in the hand

lamp (n.) – a device that produces light, especially a portable one

📖 Cultural Story

Invented in the late 19th century with the advent of portable batteries and small incandescent bulbs, the flashlight became essential for emergencies and outdoor activities.