What does searchlight mean?

Definitions for searchlight
ˈsɜrtʃˌlaɪtsearch·light

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. searchlightnoun

    a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction

Wiktionary

  1. searchlightnoun

    A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction.

  2. searchlightnoun

    The light from the above source.

  3. Etymology: From search + light

Wikipedia

  1. Searchlight

    A searchlight (or spotlight) is an apparatus that combines an extremely bright source (traditionally a carbon arc lamp) with a mirrored parabolic reflector to project a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays in a particular direction. It is usually constructed so that it can be swiveled about.

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  1. searchlight

    A searchlight is a device, usually consisting of a powerful, concentrated light source and a mirrored reflector, that emits a narrow, intense beam of light in a particular direction. It is typically used to illuminate a specific area or for signaling purposes, especially in a maritime or military context.

Wikidata

  1. Searchlight

    A searchlight is an apparatus that combines an extremely luminous source with a mirrored parabolic reflector to project a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays in a particular direction, usually constructed so that it can be swiveled about.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of searchlight in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of searchlight in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of searchlight in a Sentence

  1. Harry Reid:

    The little boy from Searchlight has been able to be part of a changing state of Nevada.

  2. Janelle Eli:

    When we spotted flimsy rafts and boats with our searchlight in the pitch dark, my heart always skipped a beat, she said. We could see through binoculars that rubber rafts were bowing under the weight of so many people. Hundreds of eyes looking back at us — stunned and panicked, but hopeful they’d be rescued. [D]rowning isn’t the only cause of death.

  3. Joe Biden:

    It was all Searchlight, no spotlight.

  4. Harry Reid:

    It's a long way from Searchlight to Washington, but I didn't get there alone. I got there because of you, Nevadans.

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