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单词 taillight
释义

taillight

[ teyl-lahyt ]
/ ˈteɪlˌlaɪt /

noun

a light, usually red, at the rear of an automobile, train, etc.
Also called tail lamp .

Origin of taillight

First recorded in 1835–45; tail1 + light1

Words nearby taillight

tailing, tailings, taille, Tailleferre, tailleur, taillight, tail off, tailor, tailorable, tailorbird, tailored
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Example sentences from the Web for taillight

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

    The Penal Cluster|Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)
  • Rand kept Cabot's taillight in sight until the broker swung into his drive and put his car in the garage.

    Murder in the Gunroom|Henry Beam Piper
  • We gained the graveled footpath only to see the taillight of the car dwindling to the north!

    The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu|Sax Rohmer

British Dictionary definitions for taillight

tail-light

tail lamp


noun

other names for rear light
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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