headlamp
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of headlamp
First recorded in 1880–85
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True to his moniker, Mr. Weitz studied environmental science and performs live with a headlamp, as if descending into a cave.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
Some new cars also have automatic headlamp dipping, which lowers the lights when an oncoming vehicle is detected.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
If you are walking or cycling at night or in low light conditions, wear reflective clothing or use a flashlight or headlamp to increase your visibility to other road users.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
She can do the installations in the dark, wearing a headlamp.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2025
At nightfall I turned on my headlamp, set it high on the hill of ice, pointed it toward the coast, and waited.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
“We waited until dark and had our headlamps and shovels and gloves and phones and headed out to the hole and jumped in and started digging,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
Behind that CEO was a pair of Chrysler Pacifica minivans—slightly altered with new headlamps and updated features, or what the auto industry calls a “refresh.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 4, 2026
It also concluded that headlamps were perceived as "too bright", and that "whiter" headlamps and those on larger vehicles were "generally perceived to be especially problematic for causing glare".
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
By the time it reached final inspection it had acquired a cloak of ruby-red metallic paint, diamond-white LED headlamps and a mouthful of metal grillework as bright as a tea service.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
The Knight Bus’s headlamps were flooding it with light, and it was empty.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
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