torchlight

[ tawrch-lahyt ]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of torchlight¹

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

Example Sentences

Through all the great host standing under the torchlight there ran not so much as shiver or murmur.

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It flashed brightly in the dim torchlight as he struck with it.

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In the torchlight she looked browner and more vigorous than when he had seen her last.

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They buried him at night, carrying his body by torchlight to an olive grove on the isle of Scyros, a mile inland on the heights.

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The hadj, or pilgrim-caravan, pursues its route principally by night, and by torchlight.

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