After about forty minutes Van Gelder moved up into the bows with a portable six-inch searchlight which, on such a clear night, had an effective range of over a mile.

Instead, however, two helmeted soldiers appeared on the bridge with a portable searchlight, swivelled its beam down into the square.

Even before the installation of the light towers in 1939, staging night boxing was easy because of the vastly smaller area that needed to be lit - portable searchlights did the trick.

Palermo had six portable searchlights in position.

A portable searchlight had its beam focused on the water.

Men with guns and portable searchlights who would not hesitate to shoot.

In any case, the rig is loaded with portable searchlights.

One of the enlisted men in the prow of the boat operated a portable searchlight.

Probing the fog with a portable searchlight, Saratov closed warily on the rocky coast at two knots.

A portable searchlight winked on ahead, silhouetting scurrying Voion against a bluish haze as they rushed to form up a defensive line against the thunder of approaching attackers.