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- Dictionaryflashlight/ˈflaʃlʌɪt/
noun
- 1. an electric torch. North American
- 2. a flashing light used for signals and in lighthouses.
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A flashlight or electric torch, usually shortened to torch, is a portable hand-held electric lamp. Formerly, the light source typically was a miniature incandescent light bulb, but these have been displaced by light-emitting diodes (LEDs) since the early 2000s. A typical flashlight consists of the light source mounted in a reflector, a transparent cover (sometimes combined with a lens) to protect ... Wikipedia