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headlamp

headlamp

4 3.3
A small light you wear on your head to see with your hands free
  • noun
  • /ˈhɛdˌlæmp/
translation icon : lámpara frontal
  • Everyone looks the same when it's dark and they have headlamps on.

I cannot imagine him biking up in the trees with just a headlamp.

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Examples

  • The children wore headlamps and carried pond nets.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • You'll need waders and a headlamp, or bring along a helper with a light.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The last of which I had to do in the dark with a headlamp on.

    Blog text (11)
  • Since I only planned on buying a headlamp that was around $18, I was happy with the $5 off!

    Blog text (26)
  • Partly to grab a headlamp from the emergency pack near the door.

    Fiction book (1996)
  • Now, we should put our headlamps on.

  • Walking shoulder to shoulder through its rooms in the beam of a headlamp, we were suddenly sobered, hearing nothing but our own breath in the gaunt quarters.

    Academic text (2007)
  • We labored to see through the haze, searching carefully for snags and shoreline with our headlamps and flashlights.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • While hiking at night, I wore a headlamp to keep my hands free for climbing.

  • I used a headlamp to light the way while I searched for my keys in the dark.

Compounds

A front light on a car that shines low to avoid blinding other drivers

A bright car light that shines straight ahead and should only be used when no other cars are near

A very bright car light that can blind other drivers and is used when no cars are nearby

A light setting that lights the road ahead without blinding other drivers

A strong front light on a car used when no other cars come because it can blind drivers

A headlight setting that lights the road without blinding other drivers

A bright car light that shines far and should be used only when no other cars are ahead

A light on a car that makes a low beam to light the road without hurting other drivers' eyes

How Bright

floodlight
9 3.4
headlamp
4 3.3

Surface Forms

headlamp singular
headlamps plural

Morphology

headlamp = head + lamp (transparent) = head + lamp

A straightforward compound 'head' + 'lamp' meaning a lamp worn on the head, directly predictable from the parts.

Etymology

The word headlamp comes from head and lamp, and like headband it shows the item is worn on the head, so a headlamp is a small 'light' you wear to keep your hands free.