/ English Dictionary |
SEARCHLIGHT
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("searchlight" is a kind of...):
light; light source (any device serving as a source of illumination)
Meronyms (parts of "searchlight"):
Fresnel lens (lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length)