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Flashlight vs Searchlight - What's the difference?

flashlight | searchlight |

As nouns the difference between flashlight and searchlight

is that flashlight is a battery-powered hand-held lightsource while searchlight is a light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction.

flashlight

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US, Canada) A battery-powered hand-held lightsource.

    • Synonyms

    * torch (UK'', ''Aust'', ''NZ )

    See also

    * handlamp * headlamp

    searchlight

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia searchlight) (en noun)
  • A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction.
  • The light from the above source.