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Meaning of "dipped headlights" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIPPED HEADLIGHTS

dipped headlights  [dɪpt ˈhɛdˌlaɪts] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DIPPED HEADLIGHTS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dipped headlights is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DIPPED HEADLIGHTS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of dipped headlights in the English dictionary

The definition of dipped headlights in the dictionary is road vehicle headlights which have been switched from the main to the lower beam.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DIPPED HEADLIGHTS


brights
braɪts
daylights
ˈdeɪˌlaɪts
Dolomites
ˈdɒləˌmaɪts
footlights
ˈfʊtˌlaɪts
heights
ˈhaɪts
highlights
ˈhaɪlaɪts
knights
naɪts
lights
laɪts
lowlights
ˈləʊlaɪts
nights
naɪts
rights
raɪts
sights
saɪts
tights
taɪts
whites
waɪts

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIPPED HEADLIGHTS

dipnoous
dipodic
dipodies
dipody
dipolar
dipole
dipole aerial
dipole moment
dippable
dipped
dipper
dipperful
dippier
dippiest
dippiness
dipping
dipping needle
dippy
diprionidian
dipropellant

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIPPED HEADLIGHTS

animal rights
Arabian Nights
Bill of Rights
bragging rights
bright lights
by rights
Christmas lights
civil rights
hazard lights
hazard warning lights
human rights
northern lights
polar lights
proprietary rights
the bright lights
thoughts
Thousand and One Nights
to rights
traffic lights
voting rights
Wuthering Heights

Synonyms and antonyms of dipped headlights in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dipped headlights» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIPPED HEADLIGHTS

Find out the translation of dipped headlights to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dipped headlights from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dipped headlights» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

近光灯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

las luces de cruce
570 millions of speakers

English

dipped headlights
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डूबा हेडलाइट्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المصابيح الأمامية انخفض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ближний свет фар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

faróis médios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হেডলাইট ডুবা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

feux de croisement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merosot lampu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Abblendlicht
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

浸しヘッドライト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

담근 헤드 라이트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lampu dipindhah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đèn pha nhúng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைக்கப்பட்ட ஹெட்லைட்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बुडविले हेडलाइट्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kısa farlar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anabbaglianti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

światła mijania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ближнє світло фар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

luminilor de intalnire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φώτων διασταύρωσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gedoop hoofligte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

halvljus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nærlys
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dipped headlights

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIPPED HEADLIGHTS»

The term «dipped headlights» is used very little and occupies the 163.125 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DIPPED HEADLIGHTS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dipped headlights

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIPPED HEADLIGHTS»

Discover the use of dipped headlights in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dipped headlights and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Safety in Road Traffic for Vulnerable Users
Helmet Lighting A Mopeds not allowed on motorways or expressways Compulsory Dipped headlights by day compulsory B When a highway has a cycle track, it must be used by cyclists and riders of slow mopeds (< 25 km/h) Compulsory for ...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 2000
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Safety in Road Traffic for Vulnerable Users
Helmet Lighting A Mopeds not allowed on motorways or expressways Compulsory Dipped headlights by day compulsory B When a highway has a cycle track, it must be used by cyclists and riders of slow mopeds (< 25 km/h) Compulsory for ...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 2000
3
The official DSA theory test for car drivers and the ...
You'll coast a little every time you change gear. This can't be avoided, but it should be kept to a minimum. '-iii-ll .18. 66 Mark one answer When MUST you use dipped headlights during the day? G) All the time (9 Along narrow streets G) In poor ...
Driving Standards Agency, 2011
4
Activity of the Conference: Resolutions of the Council of ...
8.3 The use of dipped headlights (or, in Sweden and Finland, special running lights) by daytime as an aid to conspicuity varies to a great extent among the sixteen countries. In Austria and Denmark, the use of dipped headlights in daytime is ...
European Conference of Ministers of Transport, 1981
5
Learn to Drive in 10 Easy Stages: Covers the Theory and ...
Use dipped headlights in built-up areas so that you can see and be seen. Use full headlights where the street lighting is poor. Be ready to dip them for oncoming drivers and when you are following other vehicles so that they don't cause dazzle  ...
John Wells, Margaret Stacey, 2013
6
Automotive Lighting and Human Vision
The object was placed at a constant distance of 40 m from the vehicle for dipped headlights, and 90 m for main beam headlights. The object was a vertical, diffusely-reflecting, 0.2 m square plate of reflectance 0.2. The object was moved in 5 m ...
Burkard Wördenweber, Jörg Wallaschek, Peter Boyce, 2007
7
Official DSA Theroy Test for Car Drivers and the Oficial ...
... seen by others on the road. Use your dipped headlights during the day if the visibility is bad. lf you use your rear fog lights, don't forget to tum them off when the visibility improves. lt is a very windy day and you are about to overtake a cyclist.
‎2008
8
The official DSA theory test for drivers of large vehicles
Leave about four seconds between you and the vehicle in front, and make sure that others can see you by using your dipped headlights. Water can form a layer between the road and the tyre resulting in a loss of contact with the road. This is ...
Driving Standards Agency, 2011
9
All You Need to Know about the National Car Test
But, (almost in contradiction), iT is The dipped headlights with are checked on The N.C.T., because you should be using dipped headlights when facing oncoming Traffic. Also if your dipped beams are correct your main beams ( headlights) ...
Dessie Enan, 2003
10
Safe Driving For Pleasure
Street lighting is not a replacement for daylight and dipped headlights must be used. Dark and light patches may alternate where shadows can mislead and distort your perception of the road ahead. Unlit fast roads present a problem when ...
‎2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIPPED HEADLIGHTS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dipped headlights is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Fiat 500: price, specs and release date
The upper lights house the usual dipped headlights and indicator lamps, but the lower set has been changed to feature a bright halo effect “so ... «CarBuyer, Jul 15»
2
10 mistakes you're making on the road
When it's dark, switch to good old-fashioned dipped headlights. This will mean you can be seen from behind. And in the fog, turn your fog lights ... «Motoring Research, Jun 15»
3
Chief Inspector Andrew Clark - Help prevent a Paris repeat: report …
Some simple changes to the way you drive, such as using dipped headlights, reducing your speed, increasing your stopping distance, using ... «East Lothian Courier, Jun 15»
4
Police warn drivers after teen is caught doing 96mph on M2
Use dipped headlights, day and night. Ride responsibly and don't take foolish chances." Twenty-three people have already died on Northern ... «Belfast Telegraph, May 15»
5
North West 200 safety warning from police
He added: “Motorcyclists have a huge role to play when it comes to road safety. Use dipped headlights, day and night. Ride responsibly and ... «Belfast Newsletter, May 15»
6
Stay safe in the rain
Make sure your windscreen wiper blades are in good condition and both headlights are working – you will need to use your dipped headlights ... «Irish Car+Travel, May 15»
7
Safety warning as 2015 Cookstown 100 roars into action
Use dipped headlights, day and night, and consider sounding your horn to alert others to your presence as necessary. Ride responsibly and ... «Mid Ulster Mail, Apr 15»
8
PSNI make no excuses for trying to save people's lives
Of course our weather is changeable and motorists should slow down, use dipped headlights, keep a safe distance from the car in front and ... «Belfast Telegraph, Apr 15»
9
SE London and north Kent braces itself for a solar eclipse - where …
And, if you a driving, don't forget you may need to switch on dipped headlights during the eclipse. For more information, click here. Where will ... «News Shopper, Mar 15»
10
Bristol driver sheds tears as he is cleared of causing friend's death in …
He said that around 6am they left work and he drove along narrow Denny Lane around 35mph, with dipped headlights. After taking he ... «Bristol Post, Feb 15»

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