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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Speakers in the Headlights Concept AMG GT XX features exterior speakers housed in the car's headlights, using the headlight housing as the speaker enclosure.
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
There's a powerful headlight and braking tail-light combo, plus funky colored strip lights that can be customized through a mobile app.
—Paul Ridden
june 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Juan Garcia Frias Franco was apprehended near John Young Parkway about 3 a.m. after a trooper spotted the headlights of a silver sedan coming toward him, driving east in the westbound lane, according to FHP Trooper Cody Griffith’s report released to the Orlando Sentinel on Friday.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025
If encountering blowing dust and sand that inhibits the ability to see the road in front of you, pull completely off the roadway and turn off your headlights.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
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Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
There's a powerful headlight and braking tail-light combo, plus funky colored strip lights that can be customized through a mobile app.
—Paul Ridden
june 24, New Atlas, 24 June 2025
Juan Garcia Frias Franco was apprehended near John Young Parkway about 3 a.m. after a trooper spotted the headlights of a silver sedan coming toward him, driving east in the westbound lane, according to FHP Trooper Cody Griffith’s report released to the Orlando Sentinel on Friday.
—Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 June 2025
If encountering blowing dust and sand that inhibits the ability to see the road in front of you, pull completely off the roadway and turn off your headlights.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2025
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“Headlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlight. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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headlight
noun
head·light
ˈhed-ˌlīt 
: a light on the front of a vehicle
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