lamp vs taillight

taillight vs lamp

lamp and taillight both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
lamp	Yes	No	No	No
taillight	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, taillight is a hyponym of lamp; that is, taillight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than lamp:

lamp: an artificial source of visible illumination
taillight: lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle

Other hyponyms of lamp include Aladdin's lamp, candle, taper, wax light, discharge lamp, electric lamp, flash, flash bulb, flash lamp, flashbulb, flashgun, photoflash, fluorescent lamp, gas lamp, hurricane lamp, hurricane lantern, storm lamp, storm lantern, tornado lantern, lantern, calcium light, limelight, neon induction lamp, neon lamp, neon tube, kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp, oil lamp, sodium-vapor lamp, sodium-vapour lamp, spirit lamp, spot, spotlight, street lamp, streetlight, rear lamp, rear light, tail lamp, egg candler.

lamp (noun)	taillight (noun)
an artificial source of visible illumination	lamp (usually red) mounted at the rear of a motor vehicle
a piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs

Difference between lamp and taillight

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