: a usually red warning light mounted at the rear of a vehicle
called also taillamp
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Visibility priority: Ensure your vehicle is visible to others by using low-beam headlights, which automatically activate your taillights.
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Their family's car was vertical, the taillights in the mud.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Ensuring all golf carts are street legal, including having operational taillights, turn signals and other necessary safety features.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
The other piece of evidence the prosecution and defense fought over was the condition of Read’s taillight.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
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Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2025
Their family's car was vertical, the taillights in the mud.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Ensuring all golf carts are street legal, including having operational taillights, turn signals and other necessary safety features.
—Jake Allen, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
The other piece of evidence the prosecution and defense fought over was the condition of Read’s taillight.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2025
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“Taillight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taillight. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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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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