headlamp

noun

head·​lamp ˈhed-ˌlamp How to pronounce headlamp (audio)

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Unlike the lower headlights with a separate horizontal daytime running lamp that debuted on the KL generation, the Cherokee has more rectangular headlamps surrounded by the running lamps flanking the upright grille in a look similar to the Recon. Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025 Another 190 of those light strands create the slim fissure of lighting that connects and engulfs the headlamps. New Atlas, 24 Apr. 2025 The saloon includes vertical headlamps, Kia’s Star Map lighting and 19-inch alloy wheels. Matthew MacConnell, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 There are campfires and, at night, flashlights and headlamps. Angela Dansby, CNN Money, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for headlamp

Word History

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of headlamp was in 1851

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“Headlamp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headlamp. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.

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