: being an electric lamp with a prefocused reflector and lens sealed in the lamp vacuum

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sealed-beam was in 1939

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“Sealed-beam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sealed-beam. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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