HEADLAMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does headlamp mean? 

• HEADLAMP (noun)
  The noun HEADLAMP has 1 sense:

1. a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive

  Familiarity information: HEADLAMP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEADLAMP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

headlamp; headlight

Hypernyms ("headlamp" is a kind of...):

light; light source (any device serving as a source of illumination)

Meronyms (parts of "headlamp"):

Fresnel lens (lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "headlamp"):

foglamp (headlight that provides strong beam for use in foggy weather)

Holonyms ("headlamp" is a part of...):

electrical system (equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio)