torchlight

American  

[tawrch-lahyt] / ˈtɔrtʃˌlaɪt /

noun

1. the light lights of a torch or torches. torch.

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Etymology

Origin of torchlight

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; torch ¹, light ¹

Example Sentences

They moved in the pitch-dark through the trees, guided by torchlight.

From Literature

In contrast to the danse macabre sequences at the deathbed, Jill overhears the “celebratory sound” of a neighbor’s back yard evening wedding by torchlight.

From Los Angeles Times

Elsewhere at the checkpoint, the BBC saw officers screening lorries with large X-ray machines before climbing inside to inspect cargo, slashing through plastic wrapping with pen-knives and peering inside pallets with torchlights.

From BBC

Edinburgh's annual torchlight procession kicked off the Hogmanay celebrations on Monday night when thousands of people marched through the Meadows waving flaming torches, making their way to Edinburgh Castle.

From BBC

The annual torchlight procession wound its way through the city centre park towards Edinburgh Castle.

From BBC