Headlamp vs Headlight - What's the difference?
headlamp | headlight |
An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.
* 1940 , Ralph A. Richardson, Optics and Wheels , , p. 13
A flashlight worn on head.
A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.
(US, slang, vulgar, chiefly, in the plural) A woman's breast.
(Canada, slang, vulgar, chiefly, in the plural) A woman's erect nipples, partially masked by clothing.
(US, slang, chiefly, in the plural) A jewel; especially a diamond.
(US, slang, chiefly, in the plural) Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD).
Headlight is a synonym of headlamp.
As nouns the difference between headlamp and headlight
is that headlamp is an individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle while headlight is a bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.headlamp
English
Noun
(en noun)- The automobile headlamp uses either a parabolic reflector or a slight modification of it to obtain a concentrated light beam.