searchlight
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searchlight¹
- /ˈsɜːtʃˌlaɪt/ UK
Where it comes from
From search + light. Compare West Frisian sykljocht (“searchlight”), Dutch zoeklicht (“searchlight”), Danish søgelys (“searchlight”), Swedish sökarljus (“searchlight”).
noun searchlights
- A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use.
- The light from the above source. We didn’t know where Reserve Gully was as the shore was all in darkness except for a searchlight from a warship which played occasionally on top of Walker’s Ridge.
verb searchlights · searchlighting · searchlighted · searchlit
- To scan or sweep across like a searchlight. A dozen air corps of fireflies searchlighted the spot for an instant.
Searchlight²
proper noun
- A census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States.
Translations
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noun a light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction
| Español | proyector de búsqueda |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 探照燈 /探照灯 tànzhàodēng |
| Português | holofote |
| Français | projecteur |
| Deutsch | Suchscheinwerfer |
| Italiano | proiettore da ricerca |
| Русский | проже́ктор prožéktor |
Talk about this word "searchlight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/searchlight. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. searchlight. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/searchlight "searchlight." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/searchlight.Cite this
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title = {searchlight},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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