Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maglite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: maglite
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of flashlight with a variable-focus beam.

Example Sentences

"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."
"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."
"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."

Etymology

Maglica (“the company founder's surname”) + light

Inflected Forms

Maglites (plural)

Questions

What does maglite mean?: A kind of flashlight with a variable-focus beam.
Where does maglite come from?: Maglica (“the company founder's surname”) + light

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