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searchlighted

UK
/ˈsɜːtʃlaɪtɪd/
US
/ˈsɝːtʃlaɪtɪd/
searchlightnoun
Definitions
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

searchlighted

Past Simple

searchlighted
Past Simple
searchlighted
Past Participle
searchlighting
Gerund
UK
/ˈsɜːtʃlaɪt/
US
/ˈsɝːtʃlaɪt/
Rare but attested verb meaning ‘to illuminate or scan with a searchlight’.
Definitions
To illuminate or scan with a searchlight.
During the night patrol, the guards searchlighted the surrounding fields.
searchlightadjective
Definitions
Relating to or designed for a searchlight.
The lighthouse was equipped with a special searchlight lens.
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