flashlight
noun
flash·light
ˈflash-ˌlīt 
1
: a small battery-operated portable electric light
2
a
: a sudden bright artificial light used in taking photographic pictures
b
: a photograph taken by such a light
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Use flashlights or headlamps with red LEDs, for the same reason.
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
In the open back of a pickup truck, two wildlife spotters stood in front of me, whirling their flashlights.
—Mihir Zaveri, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Hold or position your iPhone with your flashlight aimed at your face.
—New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
Her father actually was the one who ended up with the ticket while Hickox got a flashlight, the gift her dad brought to the exchange.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025
In the open back of a pickup truck, two wildlife spotters stood in front of me, whirling their flashlights.
—Mihir Zaveri, Chicago Tribune, 22 Jan. 2025
Hold or position your iPhone with your flashlight aimed at your face.
—New Atlas, 22 Jan. 2025
Her father actually was the one who ended up with the ticket while Hickox got a flashlight, the gift her dad brought to the exchange.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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flashlight
noun
flash·light
ˈflash-ˌlīt
: a small battery-operated portable electric light
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