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tail lamp

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tail⋅light

[teyl-lahyt]
–noun
a light, usually red, at the rear of an automobile, train, etc.
Also called tail lamp.


Origin:
1835–45; tail 1 + light 1
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tail lamp  
n.  See taillight.
tail·light   (tāl'līt')   
n.  A red light or one of a pair mounted on the rear end of a vehicle. Also called tail lamp.
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