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
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The tail-light dwindled to a ruby pin-point and vanished.…
From The Education of Eric Lane by Stephen McKenna
So he bade us good night, climbed into his car, and was off, the red star of his tail-light twinkling through the linden trees bordering upon the driveway.
From In Jeopardy by Van Tassel Sutphen
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