penlite

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noun

A battery or cell of size AA, size AAA, or size N.

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Meanings

nounpenlite (plural penlites)

plural penlites

  1. datedDated form of penlight.
  2. datedA battery or cell of size AA, size AAA, or size N.

    Slim Universal model at center for about $17 runs on four AA penlites.

    1959 March, Howard G. McEntree, “Clever New Gadgets Run on Flashlight Batteries”, in Popular Science, volume 174, number 3, page 132

Origin

From pen + lite.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pentile
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APA

penlite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penlite

MLA

“penlite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penlite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “penlite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/penlite.

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