noun
- a powerful light with a focused beam that can be directed in different directions, used for searching or illuminating large areas
Examples
- The prison guards swept the yard with a searchlight.
- Military searchlights scanned the night sky for enemy aircraft.
- The rescue team used a searchlight to look for survivors in the wreckage.
- A bright searchlight illuminated the stage during the concert.
- The lighthouse’s searchlight could be seen for miles across the ocean.
- Police helicopters circled overhead with their searchlights blazing.