oncoming car; oncoming traffic; vehicle in the opposite lane
Refers to vehicles approaching from the opposite direction, especially in driving contexts.
Please drive carefully, watching out for oncoming cars.
At night, the headlights of oncoming cars are dazzling.
Refers to a vehicle ahead in the same direction, not an oncoming one.
Compound of 対向 (たいこう, 'facing, opposite') and 車 (しゃ, 'vehicle').