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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Ola Electric The pictures show the yellow-and-black motorcycle sporting alloy wheels (likely indicating there will be tubeless tires) and a tiny LED headlight on either side of daytime running lights.
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New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2025
What To Know An officer with the Maitland Police Department observed a vehicle's headlights facing south on railroad tracks.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Jordan, 34, was reportedly spotted by two police officers the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 4, in his car with the headlights on while parked on train tracks near Maitland, FL.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Until they were captured into atoms, the unfettered electrons scattered light like a dense fog in a car’s headlights.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 10 Feb. 2025
What To Know An officer with the Maitland Police Department observed a vehicle's headlights facing south on railroad tracks.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Jordan, 34, was reportedly spotted by two police officers the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 4, in his car with the headlights on while parked on train tracks near Maitland, FL.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Until they were captured into atoms, the unfettered electrons scattered light like a dense fog in a car’s headlights.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Headlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlight. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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headlight
noun
head·light
ˈhed-ˌlīt 
: a light on the front of a vehicle
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