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fog lamp

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A bright red lamp (normally one of a pair) at the rear of a motor car that can be switched on during foggy weather so as to avoid collisions from cars approaching from behind

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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Across languages

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9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: takasumuvalo — a bright red lamp at the rear of a motor car
  • Hungarian: ködlámpa — a bright red lamp at the rear of a motor car
  • Irish: lampa ceo — a bright red lamp at the rear of a motor car
  • Italian: antinebbia — a bright red lamp at the rear of a motor car
  • Italian: fendinebbia — a bright red lamp at the rear of a motor car
  • Norman: veue d'bliâse — a bright red lamp at the rear of a motor car
  • Spanish: faro antiniebla — a bright red lamp at the rear of a motor car
  • Swedish: dimbakljus — a bright red lamp at the rear of a motor car
  • Swedish: dimljus — a bright red lamp at the rear of a motor car