lightstick

English

Etymology

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