torch light

Handheld beam source

Torch light is the illumination produced by a torch—whether a flaming brand or, in British usage, a flashlight.

The term evokes primitive or dramatic lighting: They searched the cave by torch light.

Often written as one word: torchlight.

Related

flickering flame · power outage · cave · cave exploration · night · night watch · flicker · battery · bulb · Olympic · relay · fire · kindle · burning · procession · search · search party · electric

Categories
Opposites
light source type

torch lightambient light

Existing illumination in space

ambient glow · diffuse light · sunlight · daylight · natural light

illumination presence

torch lightdarkness

Total absence of light

blackness · pitch black · pitch dark · shadow · gloom

Family

torch, light, torches, torched, torching, lights, lit, lighted, lighting

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G