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plural searchlights
A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use. examples
The light from the above source. examples
third-person singular simple present searchlights, present participle searchlighting, simple past and past participle searchlighted
(transitive) To scan or sweep across like a searchlight. quotations examples
A dozen air corps of fireflies searchlighted the spot for an instant.
1937, L. Ron Hubbard, All Frontiers Are Jealous