parking light

Dim vehicle indicator

A parking light is a small light on a vehicle's front and rear corners, dimmer than headlights and taillights.

Originally meant to make parked cars visible at night, they now serve mainly as accent lighting or for visibility in light fog or dusk when full headlights seem excessive: I left the parking lights on while I waited.

vehicle

headlight

Forward-facing vehicle lamp

turn signal · lamp · bulb · LED · halogen · xenon · filament · lens · housing · fender

visibility

dim

Low in light

low beam · silhouette · outline · curbside · driveway · alleyway · streetlamp · dusk · twilight · nighttime

safety

pedestrians

People traveling on foot

traffic · signaling · blind spot · roadside · shoulder · hazard · caution · awareness · detection · accident prevention

Categories
Opposites
light intensity/visibility purpose

parking lighthigh beams

Maximum headlight setting

headlights · headlamps · brights · driving lights · spotlights

Family

parking, light, park, parked, parks, parker, lights, lighted, lighting

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