"headlamp" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: headlamps [plural]
Etymology: head + lamp Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|lamp}} head + lamp Head templates: {{en-noun}} headlamp (plural headlamps)
  1. An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle. Categories (topical): Auto parts, Headwear, Light sources Translations (headlight): ضَوْءٌ أَمَامِيّ (ḍawʔun ʔamāmiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), 前燈 (Chinese Mandarin), 前灯 (qiándēng) (Chinese Mandarin), světlomet [masculine] (Czech), ajovalaisin (Finnish), phare [feminine] (French), Scheinwerfer [masculine] (German), fényszóró (Hungarian), ceannlampa [masculine] (Irish), fanale [masculine] (Italian), 前照灯 (zenshōdō) (alt: ぜんしょうとう) (Japanese), ヘッドライト (heddoraito) (Japanese), 전조등 (jeonjodeung) (alt: 前照燈) (Korean), veue [feminine] (Norman), hovedlykt [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), farol (Portuguese), фа́ра (fára) [feminine] (Russian), prìomh-sholas [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), framlykta [common-gender] (Swedish), фа́ра (fára) [feminine] (Ukrainian), đèn pha (Vietnamese), lamp fawr [feminine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-headlamp-en-noun-Ny0CK8cP Disambiguation of Auto parts: 68 32 Disambiguation of Headwear: 56 44 Disambiguation of Light sources: 53 47 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'headlight': 87 13
  2. A flashlight worn on the head. Categories (topical): Light sources Translations (flashlight worn on head): čelovka [feminine] (Czech), otsalamppu (Finnish), Stirnlampe [feminine] (German), pannlampa [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-headlamp-en-noun-aNavxrC~ Disambiguation of Light sources: 53 47 Categories (other): English endocentric compounds, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 36 64 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 51 49 Disambiguation of 'flashlight worn on head': 18 82

Inflected forms

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