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brakelight

/ˈbɹeɪkˌlaɪt/

brakelight is the alternative spelling of brake light.

Meaning of brake light

Noun

brake light (plural brake lights)

  1. A light on the rear of a vehicle that is activated when braking.
  2. A light on a vehicle's instrument panel indicating a failure or malfunction of the vehicle's brake system.
    Synonyms:
    stop lamp

Forms of brakelight

pluralbrakelights

Origin of brakelight

From brake + light.

Questions about brakelight

What is brakelight the alternative spelling of?
Brakelight is the alternative spelling of brake light.
How do you pronounce brakelight?
Brakelight is pronounced /ˈbɹeɪkˌlaɪt/.

Words near brakelight in the dictionary

  1. brakeful
  2. brakefuls
  3. brakegear
  4. brakeless
  5. brakelessness
  6. brakelight
  7. brakelights
  8. brakeline
  9. brakelines
  10. brakeload
  11. brakeloads

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Adapted from Wiktionary: brakelight (page history and authors); brake light (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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