electric torch
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of electric torch
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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The term generational trauma may seem abstract to some, a cliché to others, but Choi makes it concrete, like Louisa’s red backpack or Serk’s electric torch.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
On the eleventh night the Captain heard the thud of paws, flashed his electric torch on a black and yellow Presence with jewel eyes that leaped out of the forest upon the goat's back.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is exposed at last by an heroic and implausibly clever woman who turns an electric torch into his unprotected eyes while he is preparing for his favorite pastime.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Buck said he had induced synchronized flashing in fireflies with an electric torch, was thus able to shed new light on the reason for its natural occurrence.
From Time Magazine Archive
Instead, he took the electric torch from the rucksack and switched it on.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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