headlight beam

Car's night vision

A headlight beam is the cone of light projected from a vehicle's headlight.

Cars typically have two settings: low beams (dipped headlights) for normal driving, and high beams (brights) for dark roads without oncoming traffic.

The headlight beam caught a deer at the roadside.

She flashed her high beams to signal the other driver.

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winding road · night driving · oncoming · oncoming traffic · flash · bright · halogen · LED · xenon · visibility · reflector · lens · bulb · shine · blind · dimmer · tunnel · highway

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Opposites
vehicle lighting direction

headlight beamtaillight

Vehicle's back signal

rear light · brake light · tail lamp · reverse light · backup light

light vs. darkness

headlight beamdarkness

Total absence of light

blackout · shadow · pitch black · gloom · lightlessness

beam intensity/spread

headlight beamlow beam

Reduced-intensity vehicle lighting

fog light · parking light

Family

head, light, beam, heads, headed, heading, headless, header, headfirst

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G