Searchlight

Synonyms for "searchlight" (11 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
beamfocusillumination device

Strong matches (3)

Related words (5)

light source

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

4 relation types

More general

9 entries
figurative deviceilluminationillumination devicelightlight emissionlight sourcelighting equipmentmetaphoroptical instrument

More specific

6 entries
cone of lighthandheld searchlightmedia scrutinyregulatory oversightspotlight beamvehicle mounted searchlight

Collocations

6 entries
handheld searchlighthigh intensity searchlightmounted searchlightsearchlight beamsearchlight deploymentsearchlight operator

Inflections

1 entries

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Ziri turned on the searchlight.

Source: tatoeba (11196142)

Ziri searched the surrounding waters with a searchlight.

Source: tatoeba (11196143)

Jonas saw a boat with a searchlight on it.

Source: tatoeba (11633974)

A dozen air corps of fireflies searchlighted the spot for an instant.

Source: wiktionary

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