headlamp

noun

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

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But as Plumier wades through saplings and cattails, his headlamp is on the prowl. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 9 Sep. 2025 Other items found were various burglary tools, such as handheld radios, face masks, headlamps, window punch devices, cans of bear mace, narcotics, a money counter, and multiple cell phones, police said. Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2025 Today, visitors can don hard hats and headlamps and ride a small train down into the Copper Queen Mine. Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 26 Aug. 2025 Officers also seized burglary tools, window punch tools, bear mace, face masks, headlamps, and handheld communication radios, according to police. Doc Louallen, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025 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 12 Sep. 2025.

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