sealed-beam
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Franchised Volkswagen dealers are worried because made-for-Europe models lack safety devices that many states demand, e.g., shatterproof glass, directional signals, sealed-beam headlights.
From Time Magazine Archive
After three years and some $50,000 in research, a group of headlight manufacturers headed by General Electric Co. announced an improved sealed-beam headlight for autos which will be available within two years.
From Time Magazine Archive
Inside the net, under water, he hangs a sealed-beam headlight bulb fed with current from a storage battery, the beam pointing out of the net.
From Time Magazine Archive
Using his police A-powered sealed-beam light, he illuminated the hall and once again glanced over the onionskin carbon.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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