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Headlight vs Streetlight - What's the difference?

headlight | streetlight |

As nouns the difference between headlight and streetlight

is that 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 while streetlight is any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.

headlight

English

Noun

(wikipedia headlight) (en noun)
  • 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).

    • Synonyms

    * (motor vehicle light) headlamp * (breast) See also . * (nipple) See also .

    Derived terms

    * headlighting

    See also

    * sidelight * fog lamp

    References

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    streetlight

    English

    Alternative forms

    * street light, street-light

    Noun

    (street light)
  • (countable) Any large outdoor light used to illuminate a public area, usually urban.
    • At night the streetlights of Paris are beautiful to see.
  • (uncountable) The light produced by these lights.

    • Synonyms

    * (large outdoor light) street lamp