high beam
Headlight's stronger setting
High beam is a vehicle headlight setting that projects light farther and higher than low beam, illuminating more of the road ahead.
Drivers switch to high beams on dark roads without oncoming traffic: She flashed her high beams to warn of the speed trap.
Etiquette requires dimming them for approaching vehicles to avoid blinding other drivers.
- headlightsFront vehicle lamps
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- bright lightsIntense urban illumination
- flashBrief burst of light
- oncomingMoving toward the observer
oncoming traffic · glare · night · night driving · driving · dashboard · blinding · road · country road · visibility · halogen · LED · switch · indicator · foggy · dark · illuminate · passing
- vehicle lightsheadlamps, tail lights, taillights, fog lamps, fog lights
- signalssignal, signals, signaling, sign, waved
- balance equipmentbalance board, balance ball, wobble board, stability ball, balance pole
- dashboardtachometer, odometer, fuel gauge, speedometer, gas gauge
- lightsunlight, daylight, shine, rays, moonlight
high beamlow beam
Reduced-intensity vehicle lighting
low beams · dipped headlights · dimmed lights · parking lights · sidelights
high, beam, higher, highest, highly, highness, beams, beamed, beaming