"taillight" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: taillights [plural]
Etymology: tail + light Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tail|light}} tail + light Head templates: {{en-noun}} taillight (plural taillights)
  1. One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night. Categories (topical): Auto parts Synonyms: rear light, taillamp, tail-light, tail light Translations (rear mounted lights on a vehicle): задни светлини (zadni svetlini) [feminine, plural] (Bulgarian), llum posterior [masculine] (Catalan), 尾燈 (Chinese Mandarin), 尾灯 (wěidēng) (Chinese Mandarin), koncové světlo [neuter] (Czech), baklykt [feminine] (Faroese), perävalo (Finnish), feu arrière [masculine] (French), Rückleuchte [feminine] (German), Rücklicht [neuter] (German), Heckleuchte [feminine] (German), Rückscheinwerfer [masculine] (German), πισινό φανάρι (pisinó fanári) [neuter] (Greek), cúlsolas [masculine] (Irish), solas deiridh [masculine] (Irish), fanalino di coda [masculine] (Italian), 尾灯 (bitō) (alt: びとう) (Japanese), арын гэрэл (aryn gerel) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), tylne światło [masculine] (Polish), lampă spate [feminine] (Romanian), за́дний фона́рь (zádnij fonárʹ) [masculine] (Russian), luz trasera [feminine] (Spanish), calavera [Mexico, feminine] (Spanish), baklyse [neuter] (Swedish), bakljus [neuter] (Swedish), baklykta [common-gender] (Swedish), ไฟท้าย (fai-táai) (Thai), stop lambası (Turkish), arka lamba (Turkish), golau ôl [masculine] (Welsh)

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