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
She stood in the doorway and watched the red tail-light, like a malevolent eye, disappear down the street.
From The Valley of the Giants by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)
We gained the gravelled footpath only to see the tail-light of the car dwindling to the north!
From The Devil Doctor by Rohmer, Sax
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