flashlights

noun
UK /ˈflæʃlaɪts/
US /ˈflæʃlaɪts/

Flashlights are small lights you can carry to help you see in the dark.

We took flashlights with us when we walked through the cave.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The lights on a camera that flash brightly when you take a picture.

The flashlights on the cameras lit up the whole room.

3. Brief bright bursts of light that appear suddenly.

Flashlights from the lighthouse swept across the water.

4. The act of shining a light quickly on something.

He gave the map quick flashlights to find the right road.