taillight

noun

Etymology

From tail + light.

  1. inherited from *lewktom
  2. inherited from *leuhtą
  3. inherited from *leuht
  4. inherited from lēoht
  5. inherited from light
  6. compounded as taillight — “tail + light

Definitions

  1. One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the…

    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?"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA