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taillight

[ teyl-lahyt ]

noun

  1. a light, lights, usually red, at the rear of an automobile, train, etc.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of taillight1

First recorded in 1835–45; tail 1 + light 1
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Example Sentences

LED headlights and taillights come standard, as do rain-sensing wipers, dual-zone automatic climate control and ambient lighting that can be customized with choice of 64 colors.

Most importantly, the body holds true to the original cyberpunk design, and it retains those super cool strips for the headlight and taillight.

Notice the taillights with the three vertical bars and the running horse logos.

Based on actual events, the play notes that Teddy’s infraction was a broken taillight.

She was with him in his silver 2003 Isuzu Rodeo on February 24, when he was stopped for a broken taillight.

He smoked in silence, keeping his eyes on the red glow of the taillight ahead of them.

Rand kept Cabot's taillight in sight until the broker swung into his drive and put his car in the garage.

The little red taillight went out and on four times in quick succession.

Ted heard Loring Blade start his pickup and watched the red taillight bobbing down their driveway.

Tom's first impulse was to run after the automobile, the red taillight of which glowed through the blackness like a ruby eye.

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