searchlight

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To scan or sweep across like a searchlight.

   A dozen air corps of fireflies searchlighted the spot for an instant.

2. 2
   noun

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

3. 3
   noun

   A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use.

4. 4
   noun

   The light from the above source.

From search + light. Compare West Frisian sykljocht (“searchlight”), Dutch zoeklicht (“searchlight”), Danish søgelys (“searchlight”), Swedish sökarljus (“searchlight”).

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