searchlight beam
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A powerful beam of light that can be turned in any direction.
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- The prison guard swept the searchlight beam across the yard.
- The powerful searchlight beam cut through the dense fog.
- A powerful searchlight beam pierced the night sky, announcing the movie premiere.
- A narrow searchlight beam swept across the night sky, looking for the lost aircraft.
- The rescue helicopter's searchlight beam scanned the dark water for survivors.
- We followed the distant searchlight beam to find our way back to camp.
- The escaping boat was caught in the sweeping searchlight beam from the coast guard ship.
- The prison guard shone his searchlight beam into every corner of the yard.
- During the air raid, several searchlight beams crisscrossed the sky, hunting for enemy planes.
- During the concert, a single searchlight beam illuminated the lead singer.
- He felt as if he were under a searchlight beam during the intense interrogation.
- Suddenly, a bright searchlight beam pierced the darkness, revealing the hidden path.
- From the hilltop, we watched the distant searchlight beam move slowly along the border fence.
- The ship's searchlight beam danced on the choppy waves, searching for survivors.
- The moth was drawn to the hypnotic dance of the searchlight beam.
- From the watchtower, the searchlight beam methodically scanned the perimeter.
- As the fog rolled in, the searchlight beam became a diffuse glow, making it hard to see anything clearly.
- He adjusted the searchlight beam to focus on the distant object.
- To operate, swing the searchlight beam left and right using this control lever.
- The constant movement of the searchlight beam made it difficult to hide.