high beams
Blinding night driving
High beams are a vehicle's bright headlights, designed for maximum illumination on dark roads without oncoming traffic.
The term contrasts with low beams, the dimmer setting for normal driving: She flashed her high beams to warn of a speed trap.
In slang, high beams refers to visibly erect nipples showing through clothing.
Major road for travel
- roadwayPaved surface for traffic
- laneDesignated travel strip
- overtakePass while moving faster
- windshieldVehicle's front glass
oncoming traffic · dashboard · rearview mirror · blind spot · night driving · country roads · visibility · distance
Forward-facing vehicle lights
- halogenSalt-producing element group
- LEDSemiconductor that glows
- xenonElement fifty-four, noble gas
- bulbsUnderground plant storage
filament · projector · reflector · lens · intensity · luminosity · brightness · illumination
Painfully intense light
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- intenseExtreme in degree
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
dim · eyes · adjustment · reflection · annoyance · retinas · afterimage
Brief burst of light
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- warningAlert about danger
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
- gestureCommunicative body movement
notify · courtesy · oncoming · toggle · acknowledgment · truckers · hazard · attention
Total absence of light
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- illuminationProvision of light
- distanceSpace between two points
peripheral vision · wildlife · deer · obstacles · curves · rural · reflection · clearance
highway
Major road for travel
oncoming traffic · windshield · dashboard · rearview mirror · blind spot · night driving · country roads · visibility · distance · speed
headlamps
Forward-facing vehicle lights
bulbs · filament · projector · reflector · lens · intensity · luminosity · brightness · illumination · foglights
blinding
Painfully intense light
- dazzlingOverwhelmingly bright or impressive
- intenseExtreme in degree
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
courtesy · dim · eyes · adjustment · reflection · annoyance · retinas · afterimage
flash
Brief burst of light
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- warningAlert about danger
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
gesture · notify · courtesy · oncoming · toggle · acknowledgment · truckers · hazard · attention
darkness
Total absence of light
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- rainWater dropping from clouds
- illuminationProvision of light
distance · peripheral vision · wildlife · deer · obstacles · curves · rural · reflection · clearance
- night drivingtaillights, night vision, visibility, street lights, streetlight
- traffic lawstraffic laws, speed limit, speed limits, traffic law, traffic rules
- vehicle lightsheadlamps, tail lights, taillights, fog lamps, fog lights
- bright lightssunlight, glare, flash, flare, spotlight
- car partsengine, steering wheel, brake, seats, tires
- driving hazardspotholes, black ice, debris, road debris, icy roads
high beamslow beams
Downward-angled vehicle lights
dipped headlights · parking lights · daytime running lights · dims · lights off
high, beam, beams, headlight, headlights, brights, bright lights, high-beam