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Definition of Rear light
1. Noun. Lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle.
Group relationships: Electrical System
Generic synonyms: Lamp
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rear Light
Literary usage of Rear light
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1857)
"The rear light is located on the north side of Chappel Hill, ... The front light
is 59 feet, and the rear light 189 feet above the mean level of the sea ..."
2. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"This is an advantage, because the law requires that rear light burn during the
night. Being unable to tell from the seat if rear light should fail, ..."
3. Reports of the Department of Commerce and Labor 1904-1912: Report of the by Dept. of Commerce and Labor, United States (1905)
"Since that recommendation and estimate were made, it has become apparent that
the site selected for the rear light is not advantageous, as the distance ..."
4. Monthly Nautical Magazine, and Quarterly Review (1856)
"The rear light is located three-quarters of a mile distant from the front one,
and will be exhibited from a tower painted white, with the head of it and ..."
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