dyno torch

noun

A mechanical flashlight that is powered by squeezing a handle.

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Meanings

noundyno torch (plural dyno torches)

plural dyno torches

  1. rareA mechanical flashlight that is powered by squeezing a handle.

    I try to imitate the sound of a dyno torch.

    2000, Carol Fox, editor, In Times of War: An Anthology of War and Peace in Children's Literature
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    From left to right: the Philips dyno torch, Seiko kinetic watch, and BayGen Freeplay radio

    2012, Angèle H. Reinders, The Power of Design: Product Innovation in Sustainable Energy Technologies

    The Philips workshop in Vught produced capacitors, transformers, radio tubes, electric shavers, and dyno-torches.

    2012, David Koker, At the Edge of the Abyss: A Concentration Camp Diary, 1943-1944

    Synonyms: dynamo torch

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA mechanical flashlight that is powered by squeezing a handle.

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dyno torch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dyno%20torch

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