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searchlight

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "searchlight" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

2 syllables
11 characters
English (US)
Fig. 1 — . The composing stick. “searchlight” is set in lead; each gap is a place it may break.
2syllables

searchlight

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

searchlight is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, searchlight is hyphenated as:

Definitions ofsearchlight

1noun
  • A light source that projects a bright beam of light in any direction, generally for military use.
  • The light from the above source.
1verb
  • To scan or sweep across like a searchlight.

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