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Definitions of flashlight

noun
a small portable battery-powered electric lamp

synonyms: fakkel, flambouw, toorts, zaklamp, zaklantaarn
noun
a light usually carried in the hand; consists of some flammable substance

synonyms: zaklamp, zaklantaarn

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fakkel, flambouw, toorts
a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)
noun
a momentary brightness

synonyms: flits, flitslicht

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helderheid, lichtsterkte
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
noun
a spatially localized brightness

synonyms: flits, flitslicht

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helderheid, lichtsterkte
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
noun
a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate

synonyms: flits, flitser, flitslamp, flitslicht, flitstoestel

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seingranaat
an artillery shell containing an illuminant

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