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单词 searchlight
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searchlight

(sɜːʳtʃlaɪt)
Word forms: plural searchlights
countable noun
A searchlight is a large powerful light that can be turned to shine a long way in any direction.

searchlight in British English

(ˈsɜːtʃˌlaɪt)
noun
1. 
a device, consisting of a light source and a reflecting surface behind it, that projects a powerful beam of light in a particular direction
2. 
the beam of light produced by such a device

searchlight in American English

(ˈsɜrtʃˌlaɪt)
noun
1. 
an apparatus containing a light and reflector on a swivel, for projecting a strong, far-reaching beam in any direction
2. 
such a beam

Examples of 'searchlight' in a sentence
searchlight

The sun broke through like a murky searchlight, illuminating a small patch of water.
Forbes, Colin COVER STORY (2002)
He seemed satisfied with this because a moment later the searchlight was turned off.
Stuart Harrison BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
Lightning flashed hazily behind the cloud, away to the north, like an aimless searchlight.
Thomas, Craig THE LAST RAVEN (2002)
He flashed it on Molly like the searchlight from the police copter.
Dreyer, Eileen BAD MEDICINE (2002)

In other languages
searchlight

British English: searchlight NOUN
A searchlight is a large powerful light that can be turned to shine a long way in any direction.
Helicopters threw searchlights over the meadows and the lake.
  • American English: searchlight
  • Brazilian Portuguese: holofote
  • Chinese: 探照灯
  • European Spanish: reflector
  • French: projecteur
  • German: Suchscheinwerfer
  • Italian: proiettore
  • Japanese: サーチライト
  • Korean: 탐조등
  • European Portuguese: holofote
  • Latin American Spanish: reflector
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