: a usually red warning light mounted at the rear of a vehicle
called also taillamp
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Visibility priority: Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which automatically activate your taillights.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
In addition, Read’s vehicle had a broken taillight, and pieces of it were found outside the Canton home, prosecutors said.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
At the back, the taillights, which show the Benz logo, stretch horizontally with a thin connecting strip.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Creative camera work abounds: a close-up of bloody knuckles, first Wilson’s, then Matt’s; a crimson filter as a bullet pierces someone; taillights reflected in a pair of eyes.
—Dominic Baez, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 Apr. 2025
In addition, Read’s vehicle had a broken taillight, and pieces of it were found outside the Canton home, prosecutors said.
—Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2025
At the back, the taillights, which show the Benz logo, stretch horizontally with a thin connecting strip.
—Josh Max, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Creative camera work abounds: a close-up of bloody knuckles, first Wilson’s, then Matt’s; a crimson filter as a bullet pierces someone; taillights reflected in a pair of eyes.
—Dominic Baez, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Taillight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taillight. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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taillight
noun
tail·light
ˈtā(ə)l-ˌlīt 
: a red warning light mounted at the rear of a vehicle
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