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# flashlight

noun (a flashlight, flashlights)

«flashlight» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A flashlight is a small electric light you hold in your hand, powered by batteries; in the UK, Ireland and Australia it is usually called a torch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashlight/#m1)
2. Flashlight can also mean the flash on a camera. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashlight/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety a flashlight is kept for power cuts, camping and emergencies; in science lessons on light and circuits pupils see how batteries, bulbs and switches make it work. Phrases: «shine a flashlight», «switch on the flashlight», «a flashlight beam».

### Examples

- Shine the flashlight under the bed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashlight/#x1)
- Keep a flashlight ready in case the power goes out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashlight/#x2)
- We read stories under the covers with a flashlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashlight/#x3)
- The flashlight needs new batteries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashlight/#x4)
- Light travels in straight lines from the flashlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashlight/#x5)
- The beam of the flashlight lit up the cave. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashlight/#x6)
- Pack a flashlight for the camping trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashlight/#x7)

### Note

Countable. «Flashlight» is the American word; British, Irish and Australian English say «torch». Never shine a flashlight into someone's eyes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «flashlight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashlight/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«flashlight» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/flashlight.html) on Mova free.