tail-light
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Walker was a passenger in a car stopped for a broken tail-light and dared to ask why HE needed to produce ID.
From BBC
You know O’Dowd’s Officer Rhodes is a keeper when he not only shreds Annie’s moving violation but also pays for her tail-light repairs — in advance.
From Los Angeles Times
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
And BMW unveiled a new mini with a Union Jack on its tail-light.
From BBC
Following the laminar flow across the roof, we encounter the Prius Prime’s signal flourish: the contoured glass in the hatch flaring to meet the curved wing of the deck-lid spoiler/tail-light assembly, encrusted with ruby LED’s.
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