brakelight

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/ˈbɹeɪkˌlaɪt/

A form of brake light — A light on the rear of a vehicle that is activated when braking.

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Meanings

nounbrakelight (plural brakelights)

plural brakelights

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of brake light

    The wire originally led from the connector to the brakelight switch.

    1977 August, Cycle World, volume 16, number 1, page 53
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    Is it a turn fignal? Or has one brakelight burned out and the driver is pumping his brakes?

    1960 Sept, Popular Mechanics, page 110

Origin

From brake + light.

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brakelight. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brakelight

MLA

“brakelight.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brakelight. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brakelight,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brakelight.

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