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traffic beams

traffic beams is the plural of traffic beam.

Meaning of traffic beam

Noun

traffic beam (plural traffic beams)

  1. (dated) A headlight setting intended for roads with traffic on them at night.
    • For your own safety and that of others, follow the suggestion in the verse:
      “Use country beam
      When roads are clear,
      Use traffic beam
      When cars are near.”1940, Ralph A. Richardson, Optics and Wheels, General Motors Corporation, p. 25
    Synonyms:
    low beam

Questions about traffic beams

What is traffic beams the plural of?
Traffic beams is the plural of traffic beam.

Words near traffic beams in the dictionary

  1. traffic barrel
  2. traffic barrels
  3. traffic barrier
  4. traffic barriers
  5. traffic beam
  6. traffic beams
  7. traffic boy
  8. traffic boys
  9. traffic bump
  10. traffic bumps
  11. traffic calming

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