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searchlight

UK
/ˈsɜːtʃlaɪt/
US
/ˈsɜrʧlaɪt/

Traduzioni

searchlightnoun
searchlights
pl
UK
/ˈsɜːtʃlaɪt/
US
/ˈsɜrʧlaɪt/
The searchlight illuminated the night sky.
Прожектор осветил ночное небо.
Traduzioni aggiuntive
осветительный прибор
поисковый свет
Sinonimi
spotlight
illumination device
search beam
beam
floodlight
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’.
searchlightadjective
Attributive use (relational adjective): ‘searchlight beam’, ‘searchlight tower’.

Definizioni

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.
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