head·light

[hed-lahyt]
noun
a light or lamp, usually equipped with a reflector, on the front of an automobile, locomotive, etc.

Origin:
1860–65, Americanism; head + light1

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headlight or headlamp (ˈhɛdˌlaɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
See also quartz-iodine lamp a powerful light, equipped with a reflector and attached to the front of a motor vehicle, locomotive, etc
 
headlamp or headlamp
 
n

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Headlight is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
Example sentences
If your headlight isn't working you cannot participate in the ride.
They were designed that way to comply with federal regulations for headlight
  height.
Use your headlight if you must ride a moped at night.
The maximum light output for a particular headlight is determined at a specific
  point in its aiming pattern.
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