headlight /ˈhɛdˌlaɪt/ noun[in the plural]5 •A bright light, with a lens and reflector, on the front of a motor vehicle (or originally a ship or train), designed to illuminate the road when driving at night; normally one of a pair.The indefinite object was drawing away from us at a high speed and eventually disappeared into a veil of atmospherics, very much as a headlight disappearing into a fog. — 1965 •(slang, vulgar) A woman's breast. •(slang, vulgar) A woman's erect nipples, partially masked by clothing. •(US, slang) A jewel; especially a diamond. •(US, slang) Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). formsheadlights