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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"This is my first job since dusk," I explained hurrying around to the tail-light.
From The Golden Scorpion by Rohmer, Sax
It was only after Baker's tail-light had disappeared in the thick mist that Fenwick remembered he still had the crystal cube in his coat pocket.
From The Great Gray Plague by Jones, Raymond F.
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