high-beam

high-beam

English

Alternative forms

• high beam
• highbeam

Noun

high-beam (plural high-beams)

1. (usually in the plural) 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.

   Synonyms: full beam, upper-beam

   Antonyms: low-beam, dim light, dipped headlight, dimmed headlights

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

Translations

automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance

Faroese: fjarljós n Finnish: kaukovalot pl; pitkät valot pl, pitkät (fi) French: feux de route (fr) m pl German: Fernlicht (de) n, Aufblendlicht (de) n Italian: abbaglianti (it) m pl

Norwegian: fjernlys (no) n Russian: да́льний свет (dálʹnij svet) Spanish: luz larga f, luz de carretera f Swedish: helljus (sv)