SEARCHLIGHT

Pronunciation (US):

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 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)

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