Flashlight (noun)

1. A portable hand-held electric light.
2. A device that uses batteries to produce a beam of light.
3. A torch that is used to provide illumination in the dark.

Origin:

A flashlight is a portable hand-held electric light. the term is the most common term in the us, while in the uk the term torch is more common. the inventor of the first flashlight was david misell, who filed u.s. patent no. 797,566 on june 6, 1905.

Examples:

1. He turned on the flashlight to see in the dark.
2. She always carries a flashlight in her purse.
3. He used a flashlight to look under the hood of his car.
4. The kids used flashlights to go on a night hike.
5. They used a flashlight to search the attic.