backup light

Rear reversing lamp

A backup light is a white light on the rear of a vehicle that illuminates automatically when the transmission is in reverse, warning pedestrians and other drivers that the vehicle is backing up.

Also called a reversing light, especially in British English.

One of my backup lights is burned out.

Related

parking lot · rear · rear view · glow · bumper · license plate · transmission · beep · warning · blind spot · reflection · night · night driving · visibility · brake · turn signal · signal · hazard

Categories
Opposites
direction of vehicle movement indicated

backup lightheadlight

Forward-facing vehicle lamp

headlamp · front light · high beam · low beam · fog light

type of rear vehicle lighting

backup lighttaillight

Vehicle's back signal

brake light · tail lamp · stop light · running light

Family

backup, back, light, backs, backed, backing, backups, lights, lighted

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G