high beam

The setting of a vehicle's headlight that provides long-range illumination.

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high′ beam′

a bright headlight beam providing long-range illumination of a road, chiefly for use in nonurban areas.

[1935–40]

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high beam - the beam of a car's headlights that provides distant illumination

light beam, ray, ray of light, beam of light, shaft of light, irradiation, beam, shaft - a column of light (as from a beacon)

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