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tail-light

tail-light
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [teyl lahyt]
    • /teɪl laɪt/
    • /teɪl laɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [teyl lahyt]
    • /teɪl laɪt/

Definitions of tail-light word

  • noun tail-light a light, usually red, at the rear of an automobile, train, etc. 1
  • countable noun tail-light The tail-lights on a car or other vehicle are the two red lights at the back. 0

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Origin of tail-light

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; tail1 + light1

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Parts of speech for Tail-light

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

tail-light popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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