HEADLIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does headlight mean? 

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

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• HEADLIGHT (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 ("headlight" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "headlight"):

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 "headlight"):

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

Holonyms ("headlight" 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)

 Context examples 

With a final wave of his hand he sprang into the car, and a moment later the two golden cones from the headlights shot through the darkness.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Common symptoms are: • Blurry vision • Colors that seem faded • Glare - headlights, lamps or sunlight may seem too bright. You may also see a halo around lights. • Not being able to see well at night • Double vision • Frequent prescription changes in your eye wear

(Cataract, NIH: National Eye Institute)

Fifty feet from the door a dozen headlights illuminated a bizarre and tumultuous scene.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)

Blinded by the glare of the headlights and confused by the incessant groaning of the horns the apparition stood swaying for a moment before he perceived the man in the duster.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)