Definition of headlight
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)
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On Wednesday, Polaris recalled all 25,600 2014 Sportsman 570 ATVs because fuel can leak into the headlight pod, a rather hot place when the light is in use.
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As daylight nearly disappears, street lights and car headlights provide a helpful bit of illumination.
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A black SUV reportedly fled onto I-94, driving recklessly on the shoulder, driving with the headlights turned off and speeding through a construction zone.
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Blue headlights: House Bill 74 prohibits most non-emergency motor vehicles from using blue lights.
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In the video, McIntosh jogs into a huddle of students casually Rallying with Robert in the middle of a parking lot in the dead of night, lit by headlights from a ring of big cars.
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His shop’s shelves are loaded with headlights and spare tubes, handle bar bags and cargo racks, tool kits and padded gloves.
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Startled by the headlights outside, the intruder began brutally stabbing the couple.
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Burr Ridge Curfew An officer stopped a 2003 Infiniti that was going south on County Line Road at 79th Street without headlights at 4:30 a.m. June 8 and found four juveniles in the car.
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First Known Use of headlight
1845
HEADLIGHT Defined for English Language Learners
headlight
playDefinition of headlight for English Language Learners
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: a light on the front of a vehicle (such as a car or motorcycle)
HEADLIGHT Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of headlight for Students
: a light at the front of a vehicle
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