headlamp

noun

head·​lamp ˈhed-ˌlamp How to pronounce headlamp (audio)

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Through witness statements and video surveillance, it was determined that the shooter emerged from the driver’s seat of a black Volkswagen Jetta with a distinctive broken headlamp, the records say. Harry Harris, Mercury News, 8 June 2026 Many were dressed in waterproof hip waders and equipped with headlamps and what appeared to be shovels and other tools. ABC News, 4 June 2026 Then, the monotony of the cave’s silence was broken by the sound of splashing as two divers with headlamps bubbled up from beneath the water. Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 4 June 2026 One also had a headlamp, prosecutors said. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 4 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for headlamp

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of headlamp was in 1851

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“Headlamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlamp. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.

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