noun
- a bright light used for hunting or fishing at night, especially to attract or temporarily blind animals
Usage: hunting; fishing
verb
- to hunt or fish using a bright light to attract or temporarily blind the prey
Usage: hunting; fishing
Examples
- The hunters used a jacklight to spot deer in the darkness.
- Jacklighting for fish is illegal in many states during certain seasons.
- The bright jacklight temporarily blinded the rabbit.
- They decided to jacklight for catfish along the riverbank.
- The game warden caught them jacklighting without a permit.
- A powerful jacklight can be seen from miles away on a clear night.