taillight

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈteɪllaɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈteɪlˌlaɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tāl′līt′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
tail•light /ˈteɪlˌlaɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Transporta light at the rear of an automobile, etc.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
tail•light  (tāl′līt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Transporta light, usually red, at the rear of an automobile, train, etc.
Also called tail′ lamp′. 
  • tail1 + light1 1835–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
taillamp / ˈteɪlˌlæmp/, tail-light
  1. other names for rear light
'taillight' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
stoplight

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