Translations

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Русский
By meaning 1
automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance:

Meaning

2 senses
  1. (usually plural)The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting.

    Turn off your high-beams - you're blinding the oncoming traffic.

    Fernlicht, Aufblendlicht

    да́льний светdálʹnij svet

  2. (usually plural, slang)An erect nipple.

Forms

plural: high-beams

Synonyms

4 synonyms
The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to…:full-beambrightsupper-beammain beam

Antonyms

4 antonyms
The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to…:low-beamdipped headlightdim lightdimmed headlights

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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