TAIL LAMP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tail lamp mean? 

• TAIL LAMP (noun)
  The noun TAIL LAMP has 1 sense:

1. lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle

  Familiarity information: TAIL LAMP used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TAIL LAMP (noun)

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 ("tail lamp" is a kind of...):

lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)

Holonyms ("tail lamp" 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)