searchlightnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈsɜːtʃ.laɪt/us/ˈsɝːtʃ.laɪt/a light with a very bright beam that can be turned in any direction, used especially to guard prisons or to see the movements of enemy aircraft in the sky
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Lighting & light fittings in the home
- bulb
- candelabra
- candle
- candlestick
- chandelier
- Chinese lantern
- gaslight
- globe
- halogen lamp
- hurricane lamp
- lamp
- lampshade
- nightlight
- penlight
- shade
- standard lamp
- strip light
- strip lighting
- torch
- torchlight
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