tail-light
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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P stands still, as the carriages and finally the red tail-light on the guard’s van slowly pass her and vanish into the night.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 1, 2019
And BMW unveiled a new mini with a Union Jack on its tail-light.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2018
I seemed to go away; the lights receded like a tail-light racing down a dark country road.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
As they rounded a corner, they caught the red gleam of a tail-light disappearing at the next turn.
From Curlie Carson Listens In by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)
But it was not my husband's car, and in a little while its red tail-light disappeared in the darkness ahead.
From The Woman Thou Gavest Me Being the Story of Mary O'Neill by Caine, Hall, Sir
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