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penlight

noun

pen·​light ˈpen-ˌlīt How to pronounce penlight (audio)
variants or less commonly penlite
: a small flashlight resembling a fountain pen in size or shape

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The young man in black climbed down the manhole’s footholds and flicked on a penlight. Suzanne Sataline, Quartz, 30 Nov. 2019 Each sample, containing up to 20 grams of rock and grit, will be stored in a tube about the size of a penlight. Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, 21 Nov. 2019 Next year, the park might ban flashlights and phones and provide penlights for an additional fee. Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of penlight was in 1930

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