low beams
Nighttime driving setting
Low beams are a vehicle's headlights in their normal, downward-angled setting, designed to illuminate the road ahead without blinding oncoming drivers.
The term distinguishes this setting from high beams, which project farther but can dazzle other motorists: She switched to low beams when she saw headlights approaching.
Also called dipped headlights in British English.
- headlightsFront vehicle lamps
- dippedBriefly immersed
- fogLow-lying cloud cover
- drivingControlling a vehicle
- nightDark hours daily
visibility · dim · dimmer switch · light switch · highway · oncoming · oncoming traffic · traffic · dashboard · turn signal · switch · glare · rain · mist · bright · halogen · LED · headlight bulbs
- night drivingheadlights, taillights, night vision, visibility, street lights
low beamshigh beams
Maximum headlight setting
brights · high beam · bright lights · driving lights · fog lights
low, beam, beams, lower, lowest, lowly, lowness, lowing, beamed