(~s)
A ~ is a small electric light which gets its power from batteries and which you can carry in your hand. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use torch )
Len studied it a moment in the beam of his ~...
= torch
N-COUNT: also by N
(~s)
A ~ is a small electric light which gets its power from batteries and which you can carry in your hand. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use torch )
Len studied it a moment in the beam of his ~...
= torch
N-COUNT: also by N
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012