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HEDL-yts/ˈhedlaɪts/

Headlights are the main lights at the front of a car, bus, or bike (usually plural). Sidelights are weaker; fog lights are for very poor visibility. Winter: switch the headlights on for the November run; sidelights are not enough in fog.

Meaning

The main lights at the front of a car, bus, or bike (usually plural).

Examples

• “Switch the headlights on for the November run; sidelights are not enough in fog.”
• “A cracked headlight on the minibus still fails the walk-round; tape is not an MOT fix.”

Good to know

headlights (usually plural); a headlight. Contrast: sidelights / fog lights. Minibus / winter. Mix-up: a headline is newspaper title text, not a lamp.

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