green light
noun
a green-colored traffic light used to signal drivers, pedestrians, etc., that they may proceed.
green lights
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pluralof green light.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Aurora Borealis, as the green lights dancing across the sky are known formally, are caused by charged sun particles interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field, which is most intense at the poles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
If the council green lights the proposal, staffers expect the update and recommendations will be completed in 15 months.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2024
Eventually, the upgrades could do away entirely with the red, yellow and green lights of today, ceding control to driverless cars.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2024
While red lights mean stop, and green lights mean go, white lights tell human drivers to simply follow the car in front of them.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2024
In the backyard, they mingled under the glow of blue, red, and green lights winking in the trees, their faces illuminated by the light of kerosene torches propped everywhere.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
