Synonyms for searchlight
ˈsɜrtʃˌlaɪtsearch·light

Princeton's WordNet

1. searchlightnoun

   a light source with reflectors that projects a beam of light in a particular direction

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1. List of paraphrases for "searchlight":

   headlamp, reflector, flashlight

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1. Harry Reid:

   The little boy from Searchlight has been able to be part of a changing state of Nevada.

2. Harry Reid:

   It's a long way from Searchlight to Washington, but I didn't get there alone. I got there because of you, Nevadans.

3. Janelle Eli:

   When we spotted flimsy rafts and boats with our searchlight in the pitch dark, my heart always skipped a beat, she said. We could see through binoculars that rubber rafts were bowing under the weight of so many people. Hundreds of eyes looking back at us — stunned and panicked, but hopeful they’d be rescued. [D]rowning isn’t the only cause of death.

4. Joe Biden:

   It was all Searchlight, no spotlight.