headlight

[ hed-lahyt ]

noun

1. a light lights or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.

headlight

/ ˈhɛdˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a powerful light, equipped with a reflector and attached to the front of a motor vehicle, locomotive, etc See also quartz-iodine lamp

Word History and Origins

Origin of headlight¹

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; head + light ¹

Example Sentences

In another, strangers sing together from their cars in a drive-in theater parking lot, flashing their headlights at the glowing screen — their distance and location a reminder of the pandemic era.

From Los Angeles Times

The modified vehicle will also monitor weather conditions and ambient light to help build a complete picture of the circumstances most likely to lead to headlight glare.

From BBC

“I was not a deer in headlights,” he told me.

From Los Angeles Times

It was one of the first times I’d covered an event on my own, and I was petrified, like a rabbit in the headlights standing in the scrum of reporters and flashing cameras.

From BBC

Until recently, evacuation vehicles had been able to drive in under cover of darkness with their headlights off, Roman explained.

From BBC

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