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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Racial Profiling Prohibition Advisory Board that found Black drivers were almost twice as likely to be stopped for headlight and license plate display violations compared to white drivers, and Hispanic drivers were 1.5 times as likely to be stopped for these violations as white drivers.
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Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Keep your headlights on and turn on emergency flashers to alert other drivers of your position.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Blackout curtains can dramatically improve sleep quality by eliminating light pollution from streetlights, car headlights, or early-morning sunshine.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Up front, there’s a 7-inch LED screen speedometer that is pretty straightforward, a 21-W LED projector headlight, and turn indicators, both at the front and back.
—New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
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Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025
Keep your headlights on and turn on emergency flashers to alert other drivers of your position.
—Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Blackout curtains can dramatically improve sleep quality by eliminating light pollution from streetlights, car headlights, or early-morning sunshine.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
Up front, there’s a 7-inch LED screen speedometer that is pretty straightforward, a 21-W LED projector headlight, and turn indicators, both at the front and back.
—New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Headlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlight. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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headlight
noun
head·light
ˈhed-ˌlīt 
: a light on the front of a vehicle
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