searchlight
/ˈsɜrtʃˌlaɪt/
noun
- A powerful light with a beam that can be directed in different directions, used to find people or objects in the dark.
- The prison searchlight swept across the yard every few seconds.
- During the air show, a searchlight pointed straight up into the night sky.
- The rescue team used a searchlight to find the hikers lost in the forest.
- A beam of light from such a device.
- We could see the searchlight from miles away, moving slowly across the clouds.
- A bright searchlight cut through the fog over the harbor.
- The searchlight illuminated the side of the old warehouse.
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