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searchlight
noun as in lamp
Strongest matches
Weak matches
noun as in lantern
Strongest matches
Weak matches
noun as in strobe light
Example Sentences
At night, crews trained a searchlight across dark waters infested with so-called growlers—low-floating chunks of ice the size of trucks that can puncture ships.
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem shared a propaganda video of the raid which featured dramatic music and images of the helicopters and their searchlights, ICE agents kicking down doors, and people being led away under arrest.
The city’s signature palm trees stand tall, while Easter eggs like the sweeping searchlights of a Hollywood premiere reveal themselves on a second glance.
It seemed they were coming from almost every direction, as searchlights raked the sky and skeins of orange tracer fire rose from air defence units stationed around the city.
The methods used by exasperated zoo-keepers included trying to dazzle the bird with a fire brigade searchlight before nabbing him when he was distracted.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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