dyno torch

English

Noun

dyno torch (plural dyno torches)

1. (very rare) A mechanical flashlight that is powered by squeezing a handle.

   Synonym: dynamo torch

   • 2000, Carol Fox, editor, In Times of War: An Anthology of War and Peace in Children's Literature:

     I try to imitate the sound of a dyno torch.

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

     From left to right: the Philips dyno torch, Seiko kinetic watch, and BayGen Freeplay radio

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

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