headlight

noun

Definition of headlightnext
as in lighting

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Recent Examples of headlight Visibility matters: Enhance your visibility in heavy rain by activating your headlights. — Southern California Weather Report, Orange County Register, 13 Mar. 2025 Racial Profiling Prohibition Advisory Board that found Black drivers were almost twice as likely to be stopped for headlight and license plate display violations compared to white drivers, and Hispanic drivers were 1.5 times as likely to be stopped for these violations as white drivers. — Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 8 Mar. 2025 Blackout curtains can dramatically improve sleep quality by eliminating light pollution from streetlights, car headlights, or early-morning sunshine. — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025 Up front, there’s a 7-inch LED screen speedometer that is pretty straightforward, a 21-W LED projector headlight, and turn indicators, both at the front and back. — New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for headlight
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headlight
  1. lighting
  2. flashlight
  3. lantern
  4. candle
  5. floodlight
  6. streetlight
  7. chandelier
  8. light bulb
Noun
  • Anti-reflective coating is needed to guard against glare that is sometimes a problem with indoor lighting.
    — Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
  • These capabilities are underpinned by spatial intelligence, a layer of adaptive environments that might adjust lighting or acoustics based on occupant behavior, while AR smart glasses offer instant navigation, cultural experiences, and safety alerts.
    — Cathy Hackl, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of lighting
Noun
  • Keep a flashlight, food, and water in your vehicle in case of emergency.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Carry a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket and additional warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of flashlight
Noun
  • Refresh Light Fixtures Whether a chandelier, a lantern, a porch light, sconce, pendant, or disco ball, Windex can make any glass light fixture sparkle.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
  • More than 145 handmade lantern sculptures of plants and animals will glow across the grounds.
    — Alayna Alvarez, Axios, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of lantern
Noun
  • Traditional objects appear on the Seder table in addition to two candles that are lit to start the feast.
    — Holly Rizzuto Palker, Parents, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Before long, the meteorologist asks the studio's production team to swap out the forecast on the green screen for a video of romantic candles flickering in the background.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of candle
Noun
  • The two floodlights provided more than enough light to illuminate my entire driveway and part of my front yard.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Ring Floodlight Camera $200 $120 at Amazon $200 $120 at Home Depot With over 10,000 bought in the past month on Amazon alone, this LED floodlight and security camera is certainly popular.
    — Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of floodlight
Noun
  • Underneath the harsh glow of streetlights, the Rev. Jeff Hood inspects a spiderweb woven between the trees hemming in the prison, the only thing that McAlester is really known for.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The neighborhood was pitch black: All the stoplights and streetlights were out.
    — Josh Eells, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Definition of streetlight
Noun
  • Refresh Light Fixtures Whether a chandelier, a lantern, a porch light, sconce, pendant, or disco ball, Windex can make any glass light fixture sparkle.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Thus, the ceilings soar above the dining room, hung with huge chandeliers of bronze and seeded glass and centered by two huge sculptural trees amidst polished wood and beveled mirror panels.
    — John Mariani, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of chandelier
Noun
  • Might light bulbs be the rare topic on which New Yorkers and Trump agree?
    — Diego Lasarte, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Changing light bulbs is a common household chore, especially for rooms where lights are flipped on and off frequently.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of light bulb

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