1. A small portable battery-powered electric lamp
   "She used her flashlight to navigate the dark cave";
   - torch [Brit]
    
2. A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
   "The photographer used a flashlight to illuminate the dark scene";
   - flash, photoflash [rare], flash lamp, flashgun, flashbulb [archaic], flash bulb [archaic]
    
3. A light that flashes, e.g. in a lighthouse
   "The flashlight on the rocky coast warned ships of danger"

Derived forms: flashlights

Type of: electric lamp, lamp, photographic equipment

Part of: flash camera

Encyclopedia: Flashlight