Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A red light or one of a pair mounted on the rear end of a vehicle.
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- noun One of a
pair of redlights , mounted on therear of avehicle , so it can be seen from the rear at night.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle
Etymologies
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Examples
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I can't puzzle out the year on this car exactly, but items such as taillight lenses seem to point to 1970 or 1971.
Jalopnik 2008
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I can't puzzle out the year on this car exactly, but items such as taillight lenses seem to point to 1970 or 1971.
Jalopnik 2008
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The 'V' under the taillight was the symbol that the car had a V-8 engine in it. ");
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The 'V' under the taillight was the symbol that the car had a V-8 engine in it. ");
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This month you see plenty of CALAVERAS used in the festivities, but that is also the common Mexican word for a vehicle's taillight assembly.
Trueque 2009
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This month you see plenty of CALAVERAS used in the festivities, but that is also the common Mexican word for a vehicle's taillight assembly.
Trueque 2009
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This month you see plenty of CALAVERAS used in the festivities, but that is also the common Mexican word for a vehicle's taillight assembly.
Trueque 2009
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This month you see plenty of CALAVERAS used in the festivities, but that is also the common Mexican word for a vehicle's taillight assembly.
Trueque 2009
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This month you see plenty of CALAVERAS used in the festivities, but that is also the common Mexican word for a vehicle's taillight assembly.
Trueque 2009
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This month you see plenty of CALAVERAS used in the festivities, but that is also the common Mexican word for a vehicle's taillight assembly.
Trueque 2009
chained_bear commented on the word taillight
Obama's bus has a broken taillight.
Note: not really.
October 23, 2008