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Definition of "high beam" []

  • The beam of a vehicle's headlight that provides long-range illumination. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "high beam" in a sentence
  • "The wood-burner does the heating and the cooking, and there’s a high beam to sling the bedding over to air, well away from the mice, which I imagine will come out to play like the Borrowers the minute I leave."