searchlight
noun
search·light
ˈsərch-ˌlīt 
: an apparatus for projecting a powerful beam of light
also
: a beam of light projected by it
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The larger the searchlight, the larger the circumference of the unknown.
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024
When night fell, Greek helicopters lit up the Evros’s banks with searchlights.
—Alex Clapp, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2020
At the top of the stairs, hikers will pass by a World War II-era underground searchlight shelter.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
During both World War I and II, the Point Loma peninsula played a key role in San Diego’s coastal defense, equipped with searchlight bunkers, fire control stations and gun batteries.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
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Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2024
When night fell, Greek helicopters lit up the Evros’s banks with searchlights.
—Alex Clapp, Foreign Affairs, 17 Mar. 2020
At the top of the stairs, hikers will pass by a World War II-era underground searchlight shelter.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
During both World War I and II, the Point Loma peninsula played a key role in San Diego’s coastal defense, equipped with searchlight bunkers, fire control stations and gun batteries.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Searchlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/searchlight. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024.
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searchlight
noun
search·light
ˈsərch-ˌlīt
: a device for casting a beam of light
also
: a beam of light cast by it
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