Flashlight meaning in English
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Definition
a flashlight (US): a torch, a pocket light
Examples
- "Just take your flashlight outside on a bright sunny day for 30 minutes and voilà: a fully functional flashlight!"
- "Flash light!"
- "Introducing the all new "Solar Powered flashlight" from Mental Inventions."
- "The all new solar powered flashlight from Mental Inventions."
- "Reach for a flashlight?"
- "Now there's no need to spend thousands of dollars every week on batteries, because the new solar powered flashlight is charged by the sun's natural energy."
- "But flashlights use batteries, and batteries don't last forever."
- "Everyone agrees that flashlights are the number one alternative to lamps and lights."
Exercise 1
What is being advertised here?
What is being advertised here?
"A sunbed" or "tanning bed" is a bed used for artificial sunbathing. This advertisement is for a new type of "flashlight", which is a small portable light, and not for "a mobile tanning bed".
We don't have the technology to contain a supernova...yet. One day, my friends, one day.
This advertisement is for a "flashlight" which is a small lamp or light powered by batteries and easy to transport. Flashlights have many uses, such as for camping or when the lights stop working because of a problem with the electricity. The flashlight in this advertisement has the special feature of being a "solar powered flashlight" which means that it is "powered by the sun".
This advertisement is for a new type of "flashlight", which is a small portable light. It is true that this "flashlight" uses the sun which is an "alternative energy source". However this is an advertisement for a "flashlight" and not "an alternative energy source".
This advertisement is for a new type of "flashlight", which is a small portable light. Flashlights can use "rechargeable batteries" which are batteries that can be recharged, however this is an advertisement for a "flashlight" and not "a new type of rechargeable battery".
Exercise 2
A "flashlight" can also be called a .
A "flashlight" can also be called a torch.
torch: A "flashlight" is a small, mobile light powered by batteries. "Flashlight" is the term predominantly used in the US. "Torch" shares the same meaning as flashlight, and is the predominant term used in the UK.
lantern: A "lantern" is a device for providing light, however it is different than a "flashlight" or "torch". A "lantern" uses a small flame inside a protective glass case, usually fueled by gas or oil. Some lanterns use only a candle. "Lanterns" were used frequently before the discovery of electricity. "Flashlights" and "torches" are modern inventions and only use (battery-powered) electricity to provide light.
flare: A "flare" is an emergency device that creates a small, bright flame easily seen from long distances. For example, "flares" can be placed along a road or highway where an accident has occurred to warn other drivers. "Flares" are also used at sea and can be fired or launched into the air as a signal for help. A "flare" is not the same as a "flashlight" or "torch".
spotlight: A "spotlight" is a strong and bright beam or ray of light focused on a small area. "Spotlights" are often used for theatre performances, illuminating the actors on the stage during the performance. A "spotlight" is not the same as a "flashlight" or "torch".
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