Meanings
nountraffic beam (plural traffic beams)
plural traffic beams
- datedautomotiveA headlight setting intended for roads with traffic on them 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: low beam
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA headlight setting intended for roads with traffic on them at night.
Similar
low beam
Opposite
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