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Scope note

Lighting devices designed to produce an approximately parallel beam of light, mounted on a fixed or movable platform. STEIN

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000180818

Broader Terms used

<lighting devices by function>

Term used for

search-lights

Equivalent Terms used

searchlight

Created

13yrs ago

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