torchlight
torchlight · torchlights
The dim light produced by a burning torchThe dim light produced by a burning torch.
» The prince’s crown gleamed in the torchlight.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)The dim light produced by a burning torch.
light from a torch or torches
(countable, uncountable)The light produced by a flashlight.
(India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Singapore, countable)A torch or flashlight.
Examples
2 sentencesThe prince’s crown gleamed in the torchlight.
Many a night she heard the fishermen, who were fishing by torchlight, talking over the good deeds of the young prince.
Origin
From torch + light.From torch + light.
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Forms
plural: torchlights| Singular | torchlight |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable