flashlight

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flash + light

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Singular
flashlight

Plural
flashlights

a flashlight
  1. (countable) A flashlight is a device for making light. Flashlights are usually small and shaped like cylinders. The electricity for the flashlight often comes from a battery.
    It was getting dark, so he used his flashlight.