searchlight
About 0.45 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use.
- noun The light from the above source.
- verb To scan or sweep across like a searchlight.
Similar words
flashlight lamp ray spotlight reflector glow gleam glimmer flicker headlamp
Often followed by
of on and was beam beams in is to
Word family
searchlights
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