SEARCHLIGHT

searchlight

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

searchlight (plural searchlights)

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

The light from the above source.

Hypernyms

• light

Verb

searchlight (third-person singular simple present searchlights, present participle searchlighting, simple past and past participle searchlighted)

(transitive) To scan or sweep across like a searchlight.

Proper noun

Searchlight

A census-designated place in Clark County, Nevada, United States.

Source: Wiktionary

Search"light`, n. (a) An apparatus for projecting a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays, usually devised so that it can be swiveled about. (b) The beam of light projecting by this apparatus.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition