Definition of taillight
: a usually red warning light mounted at the rear of a vehicle —called also taillamp
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A chrome finisher connected the LED taillights across the tailgate.
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The rear of the Rio is now more upright thanks to shorter overhangs and thinner, more expressive taillights.
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The sports coupe introduces neon taillights and a James Bondian double-door system – a conventional door opens to the front seats, or the entire side panel gull-wings upward to let four passengers dog-pile in.
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1844
First Known Use of taillight
1844
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: a red light at the back of a vehicle
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