lightstick

English

Etymology

From light +‎ stick.

Noun

lightstick (plural lightsticks)

1. A portable rod used for illumination.
   • 2007 July 30, Steven Erlanger, “Israeli Soldier Is Briefly Left Behind in Gaza”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     When he woke, he became frightened, fired tracer bullets into the air and waved a fluorescent lightstick to identify himself.