handlamp

Etymology

From hand + lamp.

handlamp means A small lamp carried in the hand. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

A small lamp carried in the hand.“The operator went out on to the platform with his handlamp and waved it in the traditional "wash-out" signal across the body. The engineer had been expecting this and responded at once with an acknowledging honk on the horn before bringing this huge, 16-car train gently to a stand at the platform.”