dipped headlight

noun

The main light on a motor vehicle, with the beam in a lower angle position, to enable oncoming traffic to see.

Similar
anti-dazzle lightdim lightdimmed lightlow-beam
Opposite
high-beam
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Meanings

noundipped headlight (plural dipped headlights)

plural dipped headlights

  1. The main light on a motor vehicle, with the beam in a lower angle position, to enable oncoming traffic to see.

    Synonyms: anti-dazzle light, dim light, dimmed light, low-beam · Antonyms: high-beam

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe main light on a motor vehicle, with the beam in a lower angle position, to enable oncoming traffic to see.

Similar
anti-dazzle lightdim lightdimmed lightlow-beam
Opposite
high-beam
Also see
low-beam

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 近光燈 /近光灯
  • 近光燈 /近光灯 (jìn-guāngdēng)main light on a motor vehicle
Finnish lähivalo, ajovalo
  • lähivalomain light on a motor vehicle
  • ajovalomain light on a motor vehicle
French feux de croisement
  • feux de croisementmain light on a motor vehicle
German Abblendlicht
  • Abblendlichtmain light on a motor vehicle
Italian anabbaglianti
  • anabbagliantimain light on a motor vehicle
Japanese ロービーム, 下向き
  • ロービーム (rōbiimu)main light on a motor vehicle
  • 下向き (shita-muki)main light on a motor vehicle
  • 近目 (chika-me)main light on a motor vehicle
  • すれ違い用前照灯 (surechigai-yō zenshōtō)main light on a motor vehicle
Polish światło mijania
  • światło mijaniamain light on a motor vehicle
Portuguese médio
  • médiomain light on a motor vehicle
Russian фа́ра бли́жнего све́та, бли́жний свет
  • фа́ра бли́жнего све́та (fára blížnevo svéta)main light on a motor vehicle
  • бли́жний свет (blížnij svet)main light on a motor vehicle
Spanish luz de cruce, luz corta
  • luz de crucemain light on a motor vehicle
  • luz cortamain light on a motor vehicle
  • luz bajamain light on a motor vehicle
Swedish halvljus
  • halvljusmain light on a motor vehicle
Cite this entry
APA

dipped headlight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipped%20headlight

MLA

“dipped headlight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipped%20headlight. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dipped headlight,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dipped%20headlight.

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