单词 | tail-light |
释义 | > as lemmastail-light tail-light n. the (usually red) light or lights carried at the rear of a train, motor-vehicle, aeroplane, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > parts and equipment of vehicles generally > [noun] > lights and reflectors signal light1743 tail-light1844 headlight1845 headlamp1851 tail-lamp1891 reflector1909 spotlight1916 fogs1974 1844 Illustr. London News 14 Dec. 374 Each train..is provided with..red tail lights. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 28 Jan. 5/1 He did not slow even when the red tail-lights of the standing local train were seen. 1937 Esquire Jan. 64/3 He turned and watched the red tail-light sink into the distant darkness. 1946 R. A. McFarland Human Factors Air Transport Design xii. 610 The pilot..had..mistaken the taillight of the stationary D.C.-3 for one of a row of..boundary lights. 1978 S. Brill Teamsters vii. 286 Only one man was working the night shift, replacing some tail lights on a trailer. < as lemmas |
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