1
: a light with a reflector and special lens mounted on the front of a vehicle to illuminate the road ahead
also
: the beam cast by a headlight
2
: a light worn on the forehead (as of a miner or physician)
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Turn your headlights all the way on at dusk, people.
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Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
If you are caught in a storm while driving and visibility is low, turn on headlights and slow down to a cautious speed to see reasonable distance ahead.
—Mark Debruyckere, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
One of the first deputies on the scene, Lt. David Moya, had noticed a familiar white Ford truck with oversized chrome rims and blue headlights racing from the neighborhood.
—Rick Jervis, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2024
The driver kept going, but didn’t travel over 30 mph and turned off the Honda’s headlights.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
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Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2024
If you are caught in a storm while driving and visibility is low, turn on headlights and slow down to a cautious speed to see reasonable distance ahead.
—Mark Debruyckere, The Arizona Republic, 6 June 2024
One of the first deputies on the scene, Lt. David Moya, had noticed a familiar white Ford truck with oversized chrome rims and blue headlights racing from the neighborhood.
—Rick Jervis, The Courier-Journal, 31 May 2024
The driver kept going, but didn’t travel over 30 mph and turned off the Honda’s headlights.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
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“Headlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlight. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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headlight
noun
head·light
ˈhed-ˌlīt 
: a light on the front of a vehicle
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