Sign in
Enter the word for search

searchlight

UK
/ˈsɜːtʃlaɪt/
US
/ˈsɜrʧlaɪt/

Translations

searchlightnoun
searchlights
pl
UK
/ˈsɜːtʃlaɪt/
US
/ˈsɜrʧlaɪt/
The searchlight swept across the sky, searching for any sign of the missing aircraft.
Le projecteur a balayé le ciel, à la recherche du moindre signe de l'avion disparu.
Additional translations
faisceau lumineuxPour désigner le rayon de lumière émis par un projecteur.
Synonyms
floodlight
spotlight
beam
search beam
illumination device
searchlightverb
searchlighted
Past Simple
searchlighted
Past Participle
searchlighting
Gerund
UK
/ˈsɜːtʃlaɪt/
US
/ˈsɝːtʃlaɪt/
Rare but attested verb meaning ‘to illuminate or scan with a searchlight’.
éclairer au projecteurEmploi transitif, souvent dans un contexte de surveillance ou de recherche.
During the night patrol, the guards searchlighted the surrounding fields.
Pendant la patrouille de nuit, les gardes ont éclairé les champs alentours au projecteur.
searchlightadjective
Attributive use (relational adjective): ‘searchlight beam’, ‘searchlight tower’.
de projecteur
The lighthouse was equipped with a special searchlight lens.
Le phare était équipé d'une lentille de projecteur spéciale.

Definitions

searchlightnoun
A powerful outdoor electric light with a concentrated beam that can be turned in any direction, used to illuminate or locate objects.
The searchlight swept across the sky, searching for any sign of the missing aircraft.
A device or system that projects a strong beam of light, often used in military or rescue operations to locate or identify objects or people.
The rescue team used a searchlight to find the stranded hikers in the dark forest.
The beam of light produced by a searchlight.
A bright searchlight pierced the night sky over the harbor.
searchlightverb
To illuminate or scan with a searchlight.
During the night patrol, the guards searchlighted the surrounding fields.
searchlightadjective
Relating to or designed for a searchlight.
The lighthouse was equipped with a special searchlight lens.
OverviewPhrasesLibraryExamplesAI ExpertDictionaries