searchlight

Significado (Inglés)

Noun

1. A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use.
2. The light from the above source.

Verb

To scan or sweep across like a searchlight.

Sinónimos

floodlight

projector

spotlight

flashlight

🔦

photoflood

arc light

flood lamp

beam

azimuth circle

electric torch

flood

headlight

Traducións

projecteur

Suchscheinwerfer

riflettore

Scheinwerfer

reflector

προβολέας

projektör

fotoelettrica

proiettore

zoeklicht

holofote

proyector

ışıldak

ηλεκτρικός προβολέας

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

Relativo a frisón occidental: sykljocht

Relativo a neerlandés: zoeklicht

Relativo a dinamarqués: søgelys

Relativo a sueco: sökarljus

In summary

From search + light. Compare West Frisian sykljocht (“searchlight”), Dutch zoeklicht (“searchlight”), Danish søgelys (“searchlight”), Swedish sökarljus (“searchlight”).