running light

noun

: any of the lights carried by a vehicle (such as a ship or automobile) that indicate size, position, or course

Examples of running light in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The camera is hung below the craft — which the students were required by federal regulation to equip with running lights — and angled slightly forward to operate in natural light. Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024 The headlights are now linked by a light bar that connected the daytime running lights, and the taillights feature a new LED design as well. Car and Driver, 24 Aug. 2023 Cadillac leaves space up front for vertical daytime running light blades and LEDs that will animate when easing to a stop and departing from a standstill. Umar Shakir, The Verge, 9 Aug. 2023 All models now come with amber-colored daytime running lights, and X-Line and X-Pro models get glossy black exterior trim in place of last year's dark metallic highlights. Drew Dorian, Car and Driver, 14 July 2023 Keep your running light-hearted and fun, yet go after big goals. Amby Burfoot, Outside Online, 30 Oct. 2019 The brake cooling system has been integrated into the headlight design, with intakes under the daytime running light channeling cool air into the wheel wells. Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 24 June 2021 The Equinox also gets separate LED headlights and daytime running lights that contribute to that more aggressive look. Maxwell B. Mortimer, Car and Driver, 6 Feb. 2020 No media outlet reports that a pickup that got T-boned was a dark color or that a motorcycle didn’t have its daytime running lights on at the time of a crash. Joe Lindsey, Outside Online, 7 Apr. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of running light was in 1863

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“Running light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/running%20light. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

running light

noun
: any of the lights on a vehicle (as a ship) that show size, position, or direction

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