"traffic beam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: traffic beams [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} traffic beam (plural traffic beams)
  1. (automotive, dated) A headlight setting intended for roads with traffic on them at night. Tags: dated Synonyms: low beam
    Sense id: en-traffic_beam-en-noun-NP19bdn5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Automotive Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Inflected forms

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      "word": "country beam"
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    {
      "word": "high beam"
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          "ref": "1940, Ralph A. Richardson, Optics and Wheels, General Motors Corporation, p. 25",
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        }
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        ],
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          "road",
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        "(automotive, dated) A headlight setting intended for roads with traffic on them at night."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "low beam"
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        "dated"
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        "(automotive, dated) A headlight setting intended for roads with traffic on them at night."
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