flashlight

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈflæʃˌlaɪ̯t/ / [ˈflæʃˌlaɪ̯t] / /ˈflæʃˌlɐɪ̯t/

Etymology: From flash + light.

A battery-powered hand-held light source.
“At school he used to do Dr. Jekyll turning into Mr. Hyde, shining a flashlight into his face.”
A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
“He sat in an arm-chair with his forefinger to his temple, and when the photographer's flashlight went off, he hoped that the hotel had caught fire and that this would end it all.”
“[…] the flashlight exploded like a tiny bomb, making the Vicar jump a little, which explains why his face is a thankful blur, his deadly role forgotten to history (I have the photograph before me now).”
A photograph taken with a flash camera.

Etymology: From flash + light.

To illuminate with a flashlight.
“Autis stepped carefully while flashlighting the fog in front of himself and Gar.”