marker lights

Vehicle visibility lights

Marker lights are small lights on vehicles that indicate position or outline rather than illuminate the road ahead.

On cars and trucks, they're the amber and red lights at corners and sides, distinct from headlights or brake lights.

On aircraft, marker lights help other pilots gauge position and direction.

The truck's marker lights glowed faintly in the fog.

Related
  • signalMessage-conveying cue
  • glowSteady, soft light
  • amberHardened ancient tree secretion
  • redPrimary color, warm
  • clearancePermitted passage or approval

trailer · truck · semi truck · reflector · visibility · night · night driving · highway · highway patrol · blinker · turn signal · hazard · dash · indicator · beacon · warning · road safety · safety

Opposites
illumination intensity/purpose

marker lightshigh beams

Maximum headlight setting

headlights · headlamps · driving lights · spotlights · searchlights

active vs. passive signaling

marker lightsturn signals

Flashing directional vehicle lights

indicators · blinkers · hazard lights · brake lights · signal lights

Family

marker, markers, light, lights, mark, marked, marking, marks, remark

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G