high-beam

English

Alternative forms

• high beam
• highbeam

Noun

high-beam (plural high-beams)

1. (usually in 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.

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

Synonyms

• upper-beam
• full beam

Antonyms

• low-beam
• dim light
• dipped headlights
• dimmed headlights

Translations

automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance

• German: Fernlicht (de) n
• Norwegian: fjernlys (no) n

• Spanish: luz larga (es) f, luz de carretera (es) f