Associations to the word «Searchlight»

Wiktionary

SEARCHLIGHT, noun. A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction.
SEARCHLIGHT, noun. The light from the above source.

Dictionary definition

SEARCHLIGHT, noun. A light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.