Definition of taillight
: a usually red warning light mounted at the rear of a vehicle — called also
taillamp
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One of the unit’s responsibilities is traffic enforcement — checking for speeding, people talking on cellphones while driving, broken taillights, missing or outdated tags.
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In an instance familiar to undocumented immigrants for decades, Beatriz was pulled over for a broken taillight, a violation.
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South Korea no longer imposes tariffs on U.S. passenger cars and is phasing them out on pickup trucks, but U.S. auto makers say nontariff barriers remain, such as the requirement that cars must have a yellow taillight.
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Both the headlights and taillights are mounted high, with a crease in the sheet metal running from the front to back that connects them.
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Other available features will include LED head and taillights B&O audio, blind spot alert for the truck and trailers, 4G LTE hot spot, adaptive cruise control, pedestrian detection and autonomous emergency braking.
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Out back, a wider set of taillights feature 3D-effect LEDs.
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In the dark, Chelsea’s face caught the headlights and taillights of cars passing, casting her in white light and red flashes.
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Designers couldn't leave the taillights alone either.
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First Known Use of taillight
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TAILLIGHT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of taillight for English Language Learners
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: a red light at the back of a vehicle
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