headlight
US/ˈhɛdˌlaɪt/
headlight noun: a bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.
Noun
headlight (plural headlights)
- A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.
- The indefinite object was drawing away from us at a high speed and eventually disappeared into a veil of atmospherics, very much as a headlight disappearing into a fog.1965, James Holledge, Flying Saucers Over Australia, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 28
- Improving how headlights are designed and controlled does not have to mean choosing between environmental protection and public safety. Smarter lighting that reduces unnecessary brightness and glare can benefit wildlife, improve driver comfort, and support safer nighttime travel.2026 January 8, Drew Reagan, “A driving source of light pollution: How car headlights are reshaping the nighttime environment”, in DarkSky International
- Synonyms:
- headlamp
- A woman's breast.
- Oh, well. She's got... great... casabas.[…]Well, you know. Melons.[…]Hoo-has? Honkers? Hooters? Headlights? Uh... tatas? Teeters? Tweeters? Tom-toms? Tetons?[…]I'm trying to say it. Uh, meatballs. Mangoes. Cream pies. Cupcakes? Uh... bangers? Bouncers? Bulumbas?[…]Bazongas? Breasts! I said it.1993, Quantum Leap, season 5, episode 14, spoken by Al Calavicci (Dean Stockwell)
- A woman's erect nipples, partially masked by clothing.
- A jewel; especially a diamond.
- Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
headlight meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Malay
headlight in Hindi
- bright light in front of vehicle
- हेडलाइट heḍlāiṭ
headlight in Tamil
- ஊர்தி முகப்பு விளக்கு, முகப்பு விளக்கு, முன்விளக்கு
headlight in Kannada
- ವಾಹನಗಳ ಮುಂಭಾಗದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ದೀಪ, ಮುಂದೀಪ
headlight in Malay
- bright light in front of vehicle
- lampu puncak
More languagesFewer languages
- headlight in Thai
- ไฟหน้า fai-nâa
- headlight in Vietnamese
- đèn pha, pha, pha xe, đèn
Examples of headlight in a sentence
- He killed the engine and turned off the headlights, but remained in the car, waiting.
- He was scared stiff, like a deer in the headlights, by the vampire walking toward him.
- Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street.
Synonyms of headlight
Forms of headlight
| plural | headlights |
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Origin of headlight
From head + light.
Words formed from headlight
Questions about headlight
- What does headlight mean?
- Headlight means a bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.
- What is headlight in Hindi?
- Headlight in Hindi is हेडलाइट (heḍlāiṭ). See Headlight meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is headlight?
- Headlight is a noun.
- How do you pronounce headlight?
- Headlight is pronounced /ˈhɛdˌlaɪt/ (US).
- What is the plural of headlight?
- The plural of headlight is headlights.
Words near headlight in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: headlight (page history and authors); headlight (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); headlight (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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