searchlight
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈsɜːrʧlaɪt/
:
reflector
- The coast guard used a searchlight to scan the dark waters for stranded boats.
- searchlights illuminate
We had a flashy unit, which was literally a Searchlight unit.
- We had a flashy unit, which was literally a Searchlight unit.
- And it can be tough, you know, and we did stuff without the Searchlight and they'd have chem lights, you know, in the, in the LZ or maybe strobe lights or something like that.
Examples
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Another helicopter passes, the beam of its searchlight like an otherworldly gaze penetrating the night.
Fiction book (1995) -
At night, Ned turns on the searchlights that are mounted on the barn.
Fiction book (1994) -
Keep that searchlight on us over here!
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A helicopter with a searchlight.
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Stevenson, point the searchlight at the bridge.
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Captain, maybe we ought to turn on the searchlights now.
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We were only half a mile from the Field of Devils when the helicopter's searchlight caught the car.
Fiction book (2002) -
Murphy sweeps the searchlight to reveal more of what appears to be a large, darkened ship.
Fiction book (2002) -
The limousine is whisked away under searchlights and heavy security.
Fiction book (1995) -
Pulling out of the dive, Wendy glided silently over Kent, leaving the flack and searchlights behind.
Fiction book (1994)
Synonyms
49
2.9
A strong focused lamp that lights one person or a small area on stage
9
3.4
A very bright light that shines over a large area, like a stadium
Antonyms
How Bright
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Searchlight joins search ('look for') and light ('bright beam'), so imagine a light that 'looks' for things in the dark. That's why a searchlight is a powerful beam used to find or show people and objects at night.