BRAKE LIGHT
Dictionary entry overview: What does brake light mean? • BRAKE LIGHT (noun)
The noun BRAKE LIGHT has 1 sense:
1. a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop
Familiarity information: BRAKE LIGHT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• BRAKE LIGHT (noun)
Meaning:
A red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
brake light; stoplight
Hypernyms ("brake light" is a kind of...):
visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)
Holonyms ("brake light" is a part of...):
brake system; the brakes (a brake consisting of a combination of interacting parts that work to slow a motor vehicle)
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