headlamp

noun

head·​lamp ˈhed-ˌlamp How to pronounce headlamp (audio)

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Use flashlights or headlamps with red LEDs, for the same reason. Alex Fitzpatrick, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025 The large headlamp clusters are now horizontally bifurcated by a body color strip creating two slimmer clusters with LED lamps now standard on the 2500 model. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 Finally, the 512 M, distinguished by open headlamps, saw a mere 501 examples made from 1995 to 1996. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 7 Feb. 2025 Crocodiles lounged in the shallows, their eyes glinting when headlamps were shined their way. Charlie Cordero, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headlamp

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of headlamp was in 1851

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“Headlamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlamp. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.

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