Alternative spelling of searchlight

Used as a metaphor for the spread of wisdom.

plural of accidental light

(painting) A secondary light; an effect of light other than ordinary daylight, such as the rays of the sun darting through a cloud, or between the leaves of trees; the effect of moonlight, candlelight, or burning bodies.

The quality or state of one who is light-minded; lack of seriousness.

(rare) Lights placed under aeroplanes that raise their brightness to the same level as that of the sky, as a form of camouflage.

(idiomatic) To create a flame (using a match, flint, etc.).

(UK, informal, dated) Expressing surprise.

(law) The right, based in English common law, of a property owner to retain an accustomed, unobstructed view and satisfactory illumination from his or her window(s), restricting nearby construction that would obstruct such a view or such illumination; the window(s) providing such an accustomed view or satisfactory illumination.

plural of stop light