headlight Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive
    headlamp.

WordNet


Head"light` noun
Definitions
  1. (Engin.) A light, with a powerful reflector, placed at the head of a locomotive, or in front of it, to throw light on the track at night, or in going through a dark tunnel.

Webster 1913