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Definition of Tail lamp

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tail Lamp

Literary usage of Tail lamp

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1920)
"The remaining wire from the tail-lamp should be connected to the metal of the ... This places the dash and tail-lamp in series, so that if the tail- lamp ..."

2. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1919)
"Then the wire from this dash lamp should proceed to a three-volt tail-lamp at the rear of the car. The remaining wire from the tail-lamp should be con- ..."

3. Dyke's Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia by Andrew Lee Dyke (1916)
"SVj amperes would represent the draw of two 6 cp side and one tail lamp. 5'/2 amperes would represent the draw of two head and one tail lamp. ..."

4. Automobile Ignition, Starting, and Lighting: A Comprehensive Analysis of the by Charles Brian Hayward (1918)
"tail lamps are usually in series with the instrument lamp so that failure of the latter to light also indicates a failure of the tail lamp. ..."

5. English Mechanic and World of Science: With which are Incorporated "the (1878)
"but that upon the goods lines the tail lamp should be placed high np, or upon the top of the van, to form an A—thus, .'.. This suggestion was sent to Derby, ..."

6. The Modern Gasoline Automobile: Its Design, Construction, Maintenance and by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1915)
"The small meter light which is wired in series with the tail lamp is fitted with a one-candle-power filament. The current supply is by a dynamo and storage ..."

7. The Modern Gasoline Automobile: Its Design, Construction, Maintenance and by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1915)
"The small meter light which is wired in series with the tail lamp is fitted with a one-candle-power filament. The current supply is by a dynamo and storage ..."

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