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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The Camry did not come equipped with any such coating meaning that bright headlights, whether from small cars or big trucks, were blinding to the driver.
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
She was also charged with driving without a license, destruction of property with intent, failure to use headlights and setting in motion a vehicle with intent to commit a crime, per the Albermarle County Police Department.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Maria completes Larraín’s trilogy of biopics on famous women caught in the emotional headlights that also includes Jackie (2016) and Spencer (2021).
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2024
Prior to that, state police on Nov. 15 received a number of 911 calls about a wrong-way driver on Route 8 North in Litchfield before a trooper responding to the area came face-to-face with a set of headlights.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
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Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
She was also charged with driving without a license, destruction of property with intent, failure to use headlights and setting in motion a vehicle with intent to commit a crime, per the Albermarle County Police Department.
—Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Maria completes Larraín’s trilogy of biopics on famous women caught in the emotional headlights that also includes Jackie (2016) and Spencer (2021).
—Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Dec. 2024
Prior to that, state police on Nov. 15 received a number of 911 calls about a wrong-way driver on Route 8 North in Litchfield before a trooper responding to the area came face-to-face with a set of headlights.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Headlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlight. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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headlight
noun
head·light
ˈhed-ˌlīt 
: a light on the front of a vehicle
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