taillight

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He identified himself as a Pennsylvania state trooper and informed her that a taillight was not working.

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  1. noun A red light or one of a pair mounted on the rear end of a vehicle. Also called tail lamp.

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  • With no taillight, and with its rider clad in black, the bike emerged from the dreary gloom like a moth alighting on his windshield. —  EQMM,June2007
  • She kept kicking, aiming for the taillight with the spike of her high heel. —  KillerSmile
  • Her foot was wedging in the place where the taillight was. —  KillerSmile
  • Do you have a platter Back to Table of Contents At 6:35 P.M., a member of the Breckenridge ski patrol, out looking for four missing cross-country skiers, spotted a taillight (the only part of Kent and Bodine's Honda not covered by snow). —  Asimov'sSF,Dec2003
  • The busted taillight was enough for officers to stop a car near headquarters. —  Latest News
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