Used in a Sentence

headlamp

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for headlamp.

Editorial note

You'd rather use an expensive, noisy drone that works for twenty minutes than a $15 headlamp that runs for hours?

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A flashlight worn on the head.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of headlamp gathered in one view.

noun

A flashlight worn on the head.

noun

An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for headlamp.

noun

A flashlight worn on the head.

noun

An individual headlight, particularly of a motor vehicle.

Example sentences

1

You'd rather use an expensive, noisy drone that works for twenty minutes than a $15 headlamp that runs for hours?

2

If you need to make room for a headlamp then pin it to your jacket maybe.

3

A headlamp with a decent spread aimed slightly at the ground ahead should function just fine as both ground and elevated illumination.

4

If we are very very lucky, the shiny thing will not be the headlamp of a fast approaching train.

5

Static levelling is mandatory for HID headlamps, and that adjusts the headlamp level according to load, etc, for example based on suspension level sensors.

6

I'll go for a ~2 hour snow shoe tonight in the dark with my headlamp.

7

I slept in a tent every night, and wrote in a journal by headlamp or candlelight every night for a year.

8

Other than my running shirt and shorts, which are an obnoxious high viz color scheme, I wear a headlamp as well.

9

Instead, I grabbed a headlamp and a leatherman - then headed to the only place where you could get some privacy: the shitter.

10

Feel free to test crossview as a Headlamp plugin.

11

Then I swap the batteries in my headlamp, and continue my descent.

12

I am inclined to use a headlamp for this almost always.

Quote examples

1

How on earth would this be better than a headlamp, apart from the "look at my drone, my drone is amazing" part?

2

I've resorted to using a camping headlamp set on "red" (not as bright/obtrusive) when I want to use the kindle to read.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use headlamp in a sentence?

You'd rather use an expensive, noisy drone that works for twenty minutes than a $15 headlamp that runs for hours?

What does headlamp mean?

A flashlight worn on the head.

What part of speech is headlamp?

headlamp is commonly used as noun.