Meanings
nouncountry beam (plural country beams)
plural country beams
- datedautomotiveA headlight setting intended for quiet country roads at night.
For your own safety and that of others, follow the suggestion in the verse: “Use country beam When roads are clear, Use traffic beam When cars are near.”
1940, Ralph A. Richardson, Optics and Wheels, General Motors Corporation, p. 25Synonyms: high beam
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA headlight setting intended for quiet country roads at night.
Similar
Opposite
traffic beamlow beam
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country beam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/country%20beam
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“country beam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/country%20beam. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “country beam,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/country%20beam.
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