brake light
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2.2
- noun
- /breɪk laɪt/
- Specialized
:
luz de freno
- The Lincoln has entered an immense traffic jam, and brake lights flare in the evening air.
- red brake lights
- brake lights flash
- car brake lights
One is the brake light turn signal situation.
- One is the brake light turn signal situation.
Examples
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You realize you have a brake light that's out as well?
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Oh, um, your right brake light is out.
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Just when it seemed traffic would open up again, red brake lights forced him to stop hard.
Fiction book (1990) -
When your foot is on the brake, the brake lights come on, on a car that works.
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There was the truck with its red brake lights, and then the headlights flaring against the truck, and then the impact.
Fiction book (2000) -
The brake lights of the Range Rover sparked like rectangular rubies as Julian and I continued the steep descent into town.
Fiction book (1993) -
Your left brake light is not functioning, and you should have it replaced soon.
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The police officer pulled me over because my brake light was broken.
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Make sure your brake lights are working before you drive at night.
Synonyms
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A red light at the back of a vehicle that comes on when the driver brakes
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a light that signals when the brakes are applied' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'brake' (device to stop motion) with 'light' (illumination): it denotes a light associated with the brake. This simple noun–noun compounding follows common English and cross-linguistic patterns, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Brake light The name brake light comes from the simple image of a red light that turns on when you press the brake. That bright signal tells drivers behind you that you are slowing or stopping, so the term means a rear light that 'warns' others when the brakes are applied.