high-beam

noun

The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.

“Turn off your high-beams - you're blinding the oncoming traffic.”

Similar
full-beamupper-beammain beambrights
Opposite
low-beamdim lightdipped headlightdimmed headlights
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Meanings

nounhigh-beam (plural high-beams)

plural high-beams · alternative high beam · alternative highbeam

  1. plural normallyThe setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.

    Turn off your high-beams - you're blinding the oncoming traffic.

    Synonyms: full-beam, upper-beam, main beam, brights · Antonyms: low-beam, dim light, dipped headlight, dimmed headlights

  2. plural normallyslangAn erect nipple.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.

Similar
full-beamupper-beammain beambrights
Opposite
low-beamdim lightdipped headlightdimmed headlights
Also see
full-beam

Translations

Chinese Cantonese 飛釘 /飞钉
  • 飛釘 /飞钉 (fēi dēng)an erect nipple that is visible through clothing
Chinese Mandarin 遠光燈 /远光灯
  • 遠光燈 /远光灯 (yuǎn-guāngdēng)automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
Finnish kaukovalot, pitkät valot
  • kaukovalotautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
  • pitkät valotautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
  • pitkätautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
French feux de route
  • feux de routeautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
German Fernlicht, Aufblendlicht
  • Fernlichtautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
  • Aufblendlichtautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
Italian abbaglianti
  • abbagliantiautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
Japanese ハイビーム, 上向き、走行用前照灯
  • ハイビーム (hai-biimu)automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
  • 上向き、走行用前照灯 (uwamuki)automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
  • 胸ポチ (munepochi)an erect nipple that is visible through clothing
Norwegian fjernlys
  • fjernlysautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
Polish długie światło
  • długie światłoautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
Portuguese máximo, luz alta
  • máximoautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
  • luz altaautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
  • farol acesoan erect nipple that is visible through clothing
Russian да́льний свет
  • да́льний свет (dálʹnij svet)automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
Spanish luz larga, luz de carretera
  • luz largaautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
  • luz de carreteraautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
  • luz altaautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
Swedish helljus
  • helljusautomobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance
Cite this entry
APA

high-beam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-beam

MLA

“high-beam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-beam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “high-beam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/high-beam.

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