REAR LIGHT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does rear light mean? 

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

1. lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• REAR LIGHT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

rear lamp; rear light; tail lamp; taillight

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

lamp (an artificial source of visible illumination)

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

electrical system (equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio)