单词	searchlight
释义	searchlight noun search·​light ˈsərch-ˌlīt  : an apparatus for projecting a powerful beam of light also : a beam of light projected by it Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web The psychologist’s attention snaps our way like a searchlight. WIRED, 2 Sep. 2022 Under the glare of his copter’s searchlight, the pilot could see the sub’s hull was awash as the crew clung to the steel safety cable. San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2022 Upstairs are 418 rooms on 17 floors renovated with oak floors and a custom retro wallpaper scheme featuring a repeating pattern of a cable car, the Golden Gate Bridge and a searchlight on the Bay. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Mar. 2022 Soon after the wobbly dinghy finally drifted into the inky night, a fluorescent blue beam scanned the restaurant tables like a searchlight. Rachel Howard, Travel + Leisure, 27 Dec. 2021 Stage pictures are mainly created by Thomas Dunn’s lighting, which sometimes traps Davis in a long white triangle, a film noir heroine caught in a searchlight. Helen Shaw, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2021 Philip swung the battleship’s searchlight rapidly, lighting up one enemy ship after another, and two Italian cruisers were sunk in five minutes. Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 17 Apr. 2021 Philip participated in the clash, operating a searchlight. New York Times, 9 Apr. 2021 The hotel was part of a complex that included a 40-room chalet, small zoo, an observatory and the searchlight from the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893. Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1883, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition searchlight noun search·​light ˈsərch-ˌlīt  : a lamp for sending a beam of bright light
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