headlight

noun

head·​light ˈhed-ˌlīt 

1

: a light with a reflector and special lens mounted on the front of a vehicle to illuminate the road ahead

also : the beam cast by a headlight

2

: a light worn on the forehead (as of a miner or physician)

Examples of headlight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

All these additions work well (although the headlight does tend to rattle itself off axis over a bumpy piece of road). — Loz Blain october 26, New Atlas, 27 Oct. 2026

The auto industry already uses red, amber, white, and flashing blue/red lights for such things as brakes, turn signals, headlights, and emergency vehicles. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2026

On September 4th, a Haitian pastor named Molis Augustave was stopped by the West Manchester Township police for a broken headlight. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

Two people were killed, and two others were seriously injured when a 19-year-old began driving on the wrong side of Interstate 277 with her headlights off, according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1845, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for headlight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

headlight

noun

head·​light ˈhed-ˌlīt 

: a light on the front of a vehicle