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high beam
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noun
- an automobile headlight beam providing bright, long-range illumination of a darkened road and chiefly for use in driving in nonurban areas.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of high beam1
First recorded in 1935–40
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He told her to put on the high beams because the area is pitch black at night, devoid of street lights or visible landmarks.
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They say not to use high beams in fog.
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Have you not noticed the number of cars flashing their high beams at you?
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Casting a harsh high beam on a growing societal problem, swaddled in mental-health resources and caveats, it doesn’t so much illuminate as irradiate.
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The traffic ticket — for improper use of his high beams — didn’t carry any points.
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