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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The Garmin Epix Pro comes in three sizes, includes a handy flashlight, and has multiband GPS.
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Brandon Widder, The Verge, 17 May 2024
Useful items include comfortable walking shoes, a rain poncho if viewing near a fall’s base, cloths to dry lenses and cameras, a tripod for longer camera or smartphone exposures and a headlamp or flashlight (red-light settings are preferable for not disrupting night vision).
—Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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Brandon Widder, The Verge, 17 May 2024
Useful items include comfortable walking shoes, a rain poncho if viewing near a fall’s base, cloths to dry lenses and cameras, a tripod for longer camera or smartphone exposures and a headlamp or flashlight (red-light settings are preferable for not disrupting night vision).
—Alex Pulaski, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
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flashlight
noun
flash·light
ˈflash-ˌlīt
: a small battery-operated portable electric light
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