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Meanings of taillight in English

Catalan
llum posterior

Lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle.

llum posterior
Usage of taillight in English
1
Castile died July 6 after being pulled over for a broken taillight.
Ebony
2
The taillight of the car ahead veered abruptly to the right.
The Case of the Gold-Digger’s Purse
3
I attempted to park behind him, misjudged, and took out his right taillight.
Two for the dough
4
During heavy rain, use the brightest taillight settings to improve visibility for vehicles behind.
The South African
5
My own rig's out there right now, the one with the weak left taillight.
Night Shift
6
And just below us, the head-and-taillight snake of the Strip slithered onward, completely unaware.
Internecine
7
I watched until the wide crescent of its single taillight was out of sight.
11/22/63
8
Scott's vehicle had been pulled over for a broken taillight.
Ebony
9
Then you might possibly catch sight of the Explorer's taillight.
A nose for justice
10
Another bullet smacked into the Cadillac, and a taillight crashed.
Boy’s Life
11
Henry lifted one booted foot and kicked out a taillight.
IT
12
Busted our taillight but didn't do shit to the pigs.
Mine
13
In the distance, a dwindling red eye: Blaine's taillight.
Wizard and glass
14
The license plate is just an oblate blur, overwhelmed by the glow of the taillight.
Snow Crash
15
Pulled you over on I-84 for a busted taillight.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
16
They drive away in what managers cheerfully call a "taillight parade".
The Guardian
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Taillight through the time