Dictionary

headlight en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Australia) audio
• /ˈhɛdˌlaɪt/ (General-American)

Etymology

From head + light.

Meanings

1. A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.
   • Improving how headlights are designed and controlled does not have to mean choosing between environmental protection and public safety. Smarter lighting that reduces unnecessary brightness and glare can benefit wildlife, improve driver comfort, and support safer nighttime travel. 2026 January 8, Drew Reagan, “A driving source of light pollution: How car headlights are reshaping the nighttime environment”, in DarkSky International:
   • The indefinite object was drawing away from us at a high speed and eventually disappeared into a veil of atmospherics, very much as a headlight disappearing into a fog. 1965, James Holledge, Flying Saucers Over Australia, Sydney: Horwitz Publications, page 28:
2. (US, in-plural, slang, vulgar) A woman's breast.
   • Oh, well. She's got... great... casabas.[…]Well, you know. Melons.[…]Hoo-has? Honkers? Hooters? Headlights? Uh... tatas? Teeters? Tweeters? Tom-toms? Tetons?[…]I'm trying to say it. Uh, meatballs. Mangoes. Cream pies. Cupcakes? Uh... bangers? Bouncers? Bulumbas?[…]Bazongas? Breasts! I said it. 1993, Quantum Leap, season 5, episode 14, spoken by Al Calavicci (Dean Stockwell):
3. (Canada, in-plural, slang, vulgar) A woman's erect nipples, partially masked by clothing.
4. (US, in-plural, slang) A jewel; especially a diamond.
5. (US, in-plural, slang) Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).

Forms

Deriveds

headlight fluid · halo headlight · deer in the headlight syndrome · headlight fish · someone's headlights are on · headlighted · headlighting · dipped headlight

Hypernyms

light

Relateds

indicator · fog lamp · dome light · sidelight · idiot light · taillight

Synonyms

headlamp (motor vehicle light)

Translations (81)

sk svetlomet (bright light in front of vehicle) · apw bidáá (bright light in front of vehicle) · es foco (bright light in front of vehicle) · hy լուսարձակ (bright light in front of vehicle) · sh far (bright light in front of vehicle) · it fanale (bright light in front of vehicle) · sv strålkastare (bright light in front of vehicle) · ja 前照灯 (bright light in front of vehicle) · he פנס (bright light in front of vehicle) · vi đèn pha (bright light in front of vehicle) · fo koyriljós (bright light in front of vehicle) · mn их гэрэл (bright light in front of vehicle) · ka ფარა (bright light in front of vehicle) · mfe far (bright light in front of vehicle) · cy priflamp (bright light in front of vehicle) · mn урд гэрэл (bright light in front of vehicle) · fo forlykt (bright light in front of vehicle) · vi pha (bright light in front of vehicle) · da kørelys (bright light in front of vehicle) · pl reflektor (bright light in front of vehicle) · cmn 燈 /灯 (bright light in front of vehicle) · be фа́ра (bright light in front of vehicle) · ky фара (bright light in front of vehicle) · sv billjus (bright light in front of vehicle) · nn køyrelys (bright light in front of vehicle) · shn ၽႆးၵႃး (bright light in front of vehicle) · gd solas mòr (bright light in front of vehicle) · it faro (bright light in front of vehicle) · af hooflig (bright light in front of vehicle) · nl koplamp (bright light in front of vehicle) · hi हेडलाइट (bright light in front of vehicle) · cmn 車燈 /车灯 (bright light in front of vehicle) · mn том гэрэл (bright light in front of vehicle) · ko 전조등 (bright light in front of vehicle) · nb kjørelys (bright light in front of vehicle) · es farol (bright light in front of vehicle) · fi valonheitin (bright light in front of vehicle) · gd prìomh-sholas (bright light in front of vehicle) · cmn 前照燈 /前照灯 (bright light in front of vehicle) · it abbaglianti (bright light in front of vehicle) · uk фа́ра (bright light in front of vehicle) · ms lampu puncak (bright light in front of vehicle) · nb hovedlykt (bright light in front of vehicle) · ru фа́ра (bright light in front of vehicle) · is ökuljós (bright light in front of vehicle) · de Frontscheinwerfer (bright light in front of vehicle) · pt farol (bright light in front of vehicle) · vi pha xe (bright light in front of vehicle) · km ចង្កៀងមុខ (bright light in front of vehicle) · sv framlykta (bright light in front of vehicle) · ko 헤드라이트 (bright light in front of vehicle) · cs světlomet (bright light in front of vehicle) · uz fara (bright light in front of vehicle) · cy golau blaen (bright light in front of vehicle) · hy ցոլարձակ (bright light in front of vehicle) · el προβολέας (bright light in front of vehicle) · fr phare (bright light in front of vehicle) · hu fényszóró (bright light in front of vehicle) · yi פֿאָנאַר (bright light in front of vehicle) · nrf veue (bright light in front of vehicle) · ca far (bright light in front of vehicle) · eo reflektoro (bright light in front of vehicle) · ja ヘッドライト (bright light in front of vehicle) · tg чароғ (bright light in front of vehicle) · pt lanterna (bright light in front of vehicle) · de Scheinwerfer (bright light in front of vehicle) · th ไฟหน้า (bright light in front of vehicle) · rcf far (bright light in front of vehicle) · az fara (bright light in front of vehicle) · kk фара (bright light in front of vehicle) · et esilatern (bright light in front of vehicle) · sl žaromet (bright light in front of vehicle) · ro far (bright light in front of vehicle) · fi ajovalo (bright light in front of vehicle) · tr far (bright light in front of vehicle) · mk фар (bright light in front of vehicle) · bg фар (bright light in front of vehicle) · sh фар (bright light in front of vehicle) · de Vorderscheinwerfer (bright light in front of vehicle) · es faro (bright light in front of vehicle) · vi đèn (bright light in front of vehicle)