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traffic light

A set of red, amber, and green lights that control the flow of vehicles and pedestrians at a road junction.
Noun
pl: traffic lights

This term describes the automated signaling system used in urban planning to manage vehicle and pedestrian safety. It carries a neutral, functional connotation and is used across all registers, from casual conversation to formal legal reports regarding road accidents.

While the term is typically used in the singular to describe the device itself, it is frequently used in the plural when discussing the general system of traffic control in a city.

Meanings

Noun

A set of red, amber, and green lights that control the flow of vehicles and pedestrians at a road junction.

The driver stopped when the traffic light turned red.

Examples

Turn left at the next traffic light.

Turn left at the next traffic light.

Travel

The traffic light just turned red.

The traffic light just turned red.

Wait for the traffic light to change before crossing.

Wait for the traffic light to change before crossing.

I was stuck at a traffic light for five minutes.

I was stuck at a traffic light for five minutes.

Is there a traffic light at the intersection?

Is there a traffic light at the intersection?

Travel

The driver ignored the red traffic light and nearly caused an accident.

The driver ignored the red traffic light and nearly caused an accident.

We should install a traffic light here to improve safety.

We should install a traffic light here to improve safety.

Business

I can see the traffic light from here.

I can see the traffic light from here.

The traffic light flickered and then went dark.

The traffic light flickered and then went dark.

Related Words

stoplightintersectioncrosswalkstop signsemaphorepedestrianvehicleroadstreetjunctioncongestionright of waylanedriverbrakeacceleratorinfrastructureurban planningsafetyregulationsignal
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