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headlamp

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head⋅lamp

[hed-lamp]
–noun
headlight.
Also, headlamp.


Origin:
1880–85
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head·lamp   (hěd'lāmp')   
n.  See headlight.
head·light   (hěd'līt')   
n.  
  1. A light with a reflector and lens mounted on the front of a locomotive, automobile, or other vehicle. Also called headlamp.

  2. A lamp mounted on a miner's or spelunker's hard hat.

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