Searchlight Definition

sûrchlīt
searchlights
noun
An apparatus containing a light and reflector on a swivel, for projecting a strong, far-reaching beam in any direction.
Webster's New World
Such a beam.
Webster's New World
A flashlight.
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Other Word Forms of Searchlight

Noun

Singular:
searchlight
Plural:
searchlights

Origin of Searchlight

Searchlight Sentence Examples

  • The final descent down the Fortuna Glacier in the dark being illuminated by the searchlight from our waiting ship.

  • She also became the first Royal Navy ship to carry a searchlight!

  • When a destroyer with a huge searchlight circled the ships for the full duration of darkness, making sure everyone stayed onboard.

  • In the UK, the anti-vivisection policies of fascist groups have been documented by the internationally-respected anti-fascist journal searchlight (2 ).

  • The British National party is within a 5% swing of winning 70 council seats, according to analysis by the anti-fascist group searchlight.

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Words Starting With

SSESEA

Words Ending With

THTGHT

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searchlight

Words Starting With S and Ending With T

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Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With S11 Letter Words Ending With T