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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. An apparatus containing a light source and a reflector for projecting a high-intensity beam of approximately parallel rays of light.
  2. n. The beam of light so projected.
  3. n. A flashlight.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. An electric arc-light having a lens or reflector, mounted on shipboard or on land on a vertical axis in such a way that the beam of light may be made to traverse in a horizontal path. It is used on merchant ships to light up intricate channels at night, and on men-of-war to detect the approach of torpedo-boats or other enemies. It is also used in military operations and for other purposes.

Wiktionary

  1. n. A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction.
  2. n. The light from the above source.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. An apparatus for projecting a powerful beam of light of approximately parallel rays, usually devised so that it can be swiveled about.
  2. n. The beam of light projecting by this apparatus.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction

Etymologies

  1. From search + light (Wiktionary)

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  • rfb Richard Nixon's Secret Service code name... Nov 14, 2008

  • oroboros The searchlight metaphor: The greater swath the searchlight penetrates, the greater is the circumference of the unknown. So, the more we know, the more we don't know. Nov 8, 2008

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