headlight

[ hed-lahyt ]

/ ˈhɛdˌlaɪt /

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noun

a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.

Origin of headlight

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; head + light¹

Words nearby headlight

headlamp, headland, headless, headless mule, head lettuce, headlight, headline, headliner, headline rate, head-load, headlock

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Example sentences from the Web for headlight

The Boston & Worcester devised the headlight, so that time might be saved by handling freight at night.
The Modern Railroad|Edward Hungerford
Morgan avoided the Headlight office, for there was a sensitive spot in his heart that Rhetta's abhorrence of him hurt keenly.
Trail's End|George W. Ogden
Sitting on a branch, staring down with eyes big as a locomotive's headlight, was Old Joe himself.
The Duck-footed Hound|James Arthur Kjelgaard
And just as he turned the curve, he saw, not fifty yards ahead of him, the headlight of the first extra.
Danger Signals|John A. Hill and Jasper Ewing Brady

He sped down the path and out into the road—and there was the headlight of an automobile, almost upon him.
Jimmie Higgins|Upton Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for headlight

headlight

headlamp

/ (ˈhɛdˌlaɪt) /

noun

a powerful light, equipped with a reflector and attached to the front of a motor vehicle, locomotive, etcSee also quartz-iodine lamp

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单词	headlight
释义	headlight [ hed-lahyt ] / ˈhɛdˌlaɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR headlight ON THESAURUS.COM noun a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc. Origin of headlight An Americanism dating back to 1860–65; head + light¹ Words nearby headlight headlamp, headland, headless, headless mule, head lettuce, headlight, headline, headliner, headline rate, head-load, headlock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for headlight The Boston & Worcester devised the headlight, so that time might be saved by handling freight at night. The Modern Railroad\|Edward Hungerford Morgan avoided the Headlight office, for there was a sensitive spot in his heart that Rhetta's abhorrence of him hurt keenly. Trail's End\|George W. Ogden Sitting on a branch, staring down with eyes big as a locomotive's headlight, was Old Joe himself. The Duck-footed Hound\|James Arthur Kjelgaard And just as he turned the curve, he saw, not fifty yards ahead of him, the headlight of the first extra. Danger Signals\|John A. Hill and Jasper Ewing Brady He sped down the path and out into the road—and there was the headlight of an automobile, almost upon him. Jimmie Higgins\|Upton Sinclair British Dictionary definitions for headlight headlight headlamp / (ˈhɛdˌlaɪt) / noun a powerful light, equipped with a reflector and attached to the front of a motor vehicle, locomotive, etcSee also quartz-iodine lamp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to headlight ocular, blinder, optic, lamp, oculus, peeper, eyeball, pie, baby blue
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headlight

noun

Origin of headlight

Words nearby headlight

Example sentences from the Web for headlight

British Dictionary definitions for headlight

headlamp

noun

Words related to headlight