taillight
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taillight
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From tail + light.
noun taillights · tail-light · tail light
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One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.
All moved to the front street, where Grierson snibbed on his tail-light and turned to ask the trooper, "They've got the main road ploughed up farther on, haven't they?"
Similar: rear light, taillamp
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noun rear mounted lights on a vehicle
| Español | luz trasera, calavera |
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| 한국어 | 미등 mideung |
| 日本語 | テールライト tēruraito, テールランプ tēruranpu, 尾灯 bitō |
| 中文 | 尾燈 /尾灯 wěidēng |
| Français | feu arrière |
| Deutsch | Rückleuchte, Rücklicht, Heckleuchte, Rückscheinwerfer |
| Italiano | fanalino di coda |
| Ελληνικά | πισινό φανάρι pisinó fanári |
| Română | lampă spate |
| Русский | за́дний фона́рь zádnij fonárʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | đèn hậu |
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