headlamp

Thân thiện

A car's headlamp illuminates the dark country road at night.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A powerful lamp with a reflector, attached to the front of a vehicle to illuminate the road ahead.

Usage

• The word headlamp is a countable noun. It is typically used in the singular form when referring to one unit or the plural form headlamps when referring to the pair on a vehicle.
• It is most commonly associated with the front lights of automobiles, locomotives, and other large vehicles like trucks or buses.

Examples

• Noun:
  • One of the car's headlamps was broken in the accident.
  • The mechanic replaced the dim headlamp with a new, brighter one.
  • At night, you must turn on your headlamps.

Advanced Usage

• "To dip one's headlamps": To switch from the main (high) beam to the low beam, especially to avoid dazzling other drivers.
  • Please dip your headlamps when another car is approaching.

Variants and Related Words

• Headlight: This is a very common synonym for headlamp and is often used interchangeably in everyday language, especially in American English.
• Fog lamp / Fog light: A special lamp, often mounted low on the front of a vehicle, designed to cut through fog, rain, or snow.
• High beam / Main beam: The setting of a headlamp that provides the brightest, longest-range illumination.
• Low beam / Dipped beam: The setting of a headlamp that provides adequate forward and lateral illumination while minimizing glare for other road users.

Synonyms

• Headlight
• Front light

Related Phrases

• Headlamp alignment / aiming: The process of adjusting the direction of the headlamp beams to ensure they light the road correctly without blinding others.
  • After installing new headlamps, you should check their alignment.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive

Từ đồng nghĩa

• headlight