headlight
a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.
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How to use headlight in a sentence
We stood on its head for several minutes, watching tiny headlights pierce the twilight below.
A day’s drive from Chicago, exploring a very different Illinois | Carson Vaughan | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostBase models boast LED headlights, heated outside mirrors and smartphone compatibility.
Hospitals have frozen, like deer in the headlights, and put in place questionable policies.
The lesson from the botched COVID vaccine rollout: Sometimes you need ‘Big Government’ | Matthew Heimer | January 13, 2021 | FortuneThe larger model, which is slated to have working headlights and taillights, sold out within hours.
Tesla Cybertruck Hot Wheels toy ships late—just like real Tesla cars | Timothy B. Lee | December 17, 2020 | Ars TechnicaThe teal color is a nice touch, as are the lighted headlights.
As he drove through the headlight-broken darkness now, other cars passed him bringing other men home from other jobs.
So if you are stopped for jaywalking or driving with a broken headlight, the police can ask to see your papers.
What the Supreme Court’s Arizona Ruling Means for Immigration and Health Care | Adam Winkler | June 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAway off to the southwest a bright light showed briefly—the headlight of a Santa Fe train, he guessed it must be.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerOne of the men stood on the track waving the red lantern; we could see him plainly in the glare of the headlight.
The Wreckers | Francis LyndeClose below the headlight was a moving shadow they finally made out as company men, they could not tell how many.
Mountain | Clement WoodAs the train rolled up, the headlight flashing far down the track and the steam hissing from the engine, I turned weak all over.
Sixes and Sevens | O. HenryThe pilot doubled back into the ponies, and the headlight was scoured with nut, pea, and slack; but the stack was hardly bruised.
The Nerve of Foley | Frank H. Spearman
British Dictionary definitions for headlight
headlamp
/ (ˈhɛdˌlaɪt) /
a powerful light, equipped with a reflector and attached to the front of a motor vehicle, locomotive, etc: See also quartz-iodine lamp
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