BRAKE LIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brake light mean? 

• BRAKE LIGHT (noun)
  The noun BRAKE LIGHT has 1 sense:

1. a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop

  Familiarity information: BRAKE LIGHT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRAKE LIGHT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

brake light; stoplight

Hypernyms ("brake light" is a kind of...):

visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)

Holonyms ("brake light" is a part of...):

brake system; brakes (a braking device consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle)