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REAR LIGHT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does rear light mean?
• REAR LIGHT (noun)
The noun REAR LIGHT has 1 sense:
1. lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle
Familiarity information: REAR LIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
rear lamp; rear light; tail lamp; taillight
Hypernyms ("rear light" is a kind of...):
lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)
Holonyms ("rear light" is a part of...):
electrical system (equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio)
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