flashlight

«flashlight» in Mova's school dictionary: a small electric light you hold in your hand, powered by… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a flashlight, flashlights)

meaning for a pupil

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 →

2) Flashlight can also mean the flash on a camera. tree →

sense 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 →
• Keep a flashlight ready in case the power goes out. tree →
• We read stories under the covers with a flashlight. tree →
• The flashlight needs new batteries. tree →
• Light travels in straight lines from the flashlight. tree →
• The beam of the flashlight lit up the cave. tree →
• Pack a flashlight for the camping trip. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «flashlight» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.