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Maglite
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English
Etymology
en Maglica the company founder's surname + en light
Noun
A kind of flashlight with a variable-focus beam.
en 2006 Lindsay McKenna Sisters of the Ark Trilogy 153 Had the guards seen the flash of their Maglites in the office? It didn't matter. What did matter was getting the hell out of here in one piece.
en 2008 Paul Sussman The Last Secret Of The Temple 622 They tested it with their feet, gingerly, making sure the wood wasn't rotten, then stepped onto it and shone their Maglites out into the void.
en 2010 Greg Haas with Robert Loss The Butcher's Thumb 150 They unloaded what luggage she'd not bothered to unpack at her apartment in Old Town, and, taking a Maglite from the cabin, treaded down the backside of the hill, Kris bundling the fresh set of clothes Matt had brought for her.
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