low beam

American  

noun

1. an automobile headlight beam providing short-range illumination of a road and intended chiefly for use in driving on the streets of cities, towns, etc.

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Etymology

Origin of low beam

First recorded in 1945–50

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• high beam vs. low beam

Example Sentences

But at the higher energies, the whirling particles are hard to control and give low beam intensity.

From Time Magazine Archive

So I hopped down and ran over to the low beam.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

Keeping the illuminator on low beam, Dfar-Lll led the way through the bushes.

From Collector's Item by Smith, Evelyn E.

In going through the entry there was a low beam across it, which made it necessary to stoop, in order to avoid being struck by it.

From The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young by Newton, Richard

Of the two nests whose owners I had to study, one was on a low beam in the cow-barn, where a person might look in; the other under the eaves of a farm-building close by.

From Little Brothers of the Air by Miller, Olive Thorne