: a usually red warning light mounted at the rear of a vehicle
called also taillamp
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At the rear are new taillights and a new lower fascia with an integrated license plate holder.
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Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Mercedes is in the process of getting approval for turquoise marking lights that show up on the headlights, taillights, and side mirrors so that other drivers know the Level 3 system is in use.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2024
Eh Wah was pulled over for a broken taillight in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The truck has had previous recalls, including for an issue that may have caused taillights to not work and the risk of an engine fire in hybrids.
—Reuters and Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2024
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Michael Harley, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Mercedes is in the process of getting approval for turquoise marking lights that show up on the headlights, taillights, and side mirrors so that other drivers know the Level 3 system is in use.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 23 Sep. 2024
Eh Wah was pulled over for a broken taillight in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
The truck has had previous recalls, including for an issue that may have caused taillights to not work and the risk of an engine fire in hybrids.
—Reuters and Detroit Free Press Staff, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Taillight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taillight. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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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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