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Definition of high beams noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

high beams

noun
 
/ˈhaɪ biːmz/
 
/ˈhaɪ biːmz/
 [plural] (North American English)Idioms
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  1. the lights on a car when they are pointing a long way ahead, not down at the road
    • Turn on your high beams.
    compare low beamsTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
Idioms
on high beam
  1. (of the lights on a car) pointing a long way ahead, not down at the road
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