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Answer for the clue "Detective's handheld illuminator ", 10 letters:
flashlight

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also flash-light , 1886, "on-and-off signal light in a light-house, etc.," from flash (v.) + light (n.). As the word for a photographer's light-emitting preparation, 1892 ( flash-lamp in this sense is by 1890). From 1905 as as a handheld, pocket-sized electric ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ At her lack of response, he turned the yellowing beam of the flashlight on her white face. ▪ He beamed the flashlight ahead and picked his way around the huge bale of rusted wire. ▪ He reaches for the flashlight and beams it ...

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
" Flashlight " is a song by English singer and songwriter Ellie Goulding featuring production work from DJ Fresh , released as the fourth single from Fresh's forthcoming fourth studio album. It was released on 28 September 2014 in the United Kingdom as ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a small portable battery-powered electric lamp [syn: torch ]

Usage examples of flashlight.

Everything he could think of that might help or amuse the Aucas, should they pay the men a visit, Jim put into the bag: harmonica, snakebite kit, flashlight, View-Master with picture reels, yo-yo, and, above all, the precious notebook of Auca language material, with the carefully arranged morphology file.

Then, satisfied that he was uncrippled, The Shadow produced his little flashlight and found the automatics that he had released in his fall.

Moving through the trees they soon reached the path that led to Beaverwood and began their probe, Margo using a flashlight of her own.

Carefully sidestepping the glove, she continued on toward Beaverwood, flicking her flashlight left and right.

Resting the flashlight so its glow showed the billhead, The Shadow filled it out as follows: To Mr.

The trunks contained field space suits, battery packs, rubber gloves, surgical scrub suits, syringes, needles, drugs, dissection tools, flashlights, one or two human surgery packs, blunt scissors, sample bags, plastic bottles, pickling preservatives, biohazard bags marked with red flowers, and hand-pumped garden sprayers for spraying beach on space suits and objects that needed to be decontaminated.

Examining the ground carefully with the help of his flashlight, he was able to identify and follow a faintly visible path, winding downhill among rocks, blackbrush, and prickly pear.

The catalyzer is analogous to the flashlight an oculist shines in your eye, testing, not destroying vision.

I peeked into my survival vest as Phil chatted with one of the crew chiefs, and began to pull out all sorts of interesting items bullets, fishhooks, flashlights, strobe lights, tracers, whistles, and signaling mirrors.

Quickly, she searched the desk with her magnifying glass and flashlight, looking for nicks or chips that might have marred the chinoiserie veneer.

They finally got up, made their way down to the Clackamas River by flashlight, and gave the dog a drink of water.

He brushed his teeth, and, feeling clearheaded and more stable, he slung a Nikon with an attached flash over his shoulder, picked up and tested a flashlight and walked aft, out onto the stern.

He set the flashlight on the counter, pulled off his gloves, hat, and earmuffs, and scooted the phone into the beam of light.

He splashed the brilliant ray of his huge five-celled flashlight over the enciphering square.

His orange backpack held a tent and rain fly, food and water, extra clothes and rain gear, backpack stove and fuel, mess gear and first-aid kit, rope, flashlight, insect repellent, a Fiberfill sleeping bag and ground cloth, foam pad, and an assortment of other trail necessities.