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Meaning of HEADLIGHT

Pronunciation:  'hed`lIt

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
 
 Synonyms: headlamp
 
 See Also: electrical system, foglamp, Fresnel lens, light, light source

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Head"light`\, n. (Engin.)
A light, with a powerful reflector, placed at the head of a
locomotive, or in front of it, to throw light on the track at
night, or in going through a dark tunnel.

 



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