FLASHLIGHT
NOUNS
► BUG a low-intensity lamp used as a flashlight or lantern → 1918 Amer. dial.
► BUG-LAMP a low-intensity lamp used as a flashlight or lantern → c1849 Amer. dial.
► BUG-LANTERN a low-intensity lamp used as a flashlight or lantern → 1924 Amer. dial.
► BUG-LIGHT a low-intensity lamp used as a flashlight or lantern → 1947 Amer. dial.
► BUG-TORCH a low-intensity lamp used as a flashlight or lantern → 1932 Amer. dial.
► ELECTRIC TORCH originally, an electric source of light; now, a flashlight → 1886
► FLASH LAMP a portable electric torch; a flashlight → 1917