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
By now Holmes, using an electric torch instead of the traditional bull's-eye lantern, is hot on the trail.
From Time Magazine Archive
In San Francisco, Edward T. Adkins, who had equipped his car with a magazine rack, movie camera, electric torch and drill and an airplane steering gear, was stopped for driving without license plates.
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
He stuffed his waymarked map back through the opening in the bulkhead, followed by a pocket-size electric torch.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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