red light
a red lamp, used as a traffic signal to mean “stop.”
an order or directive to halt an action, project, etc.: There's a red light on all unnecessary expenses.
a children's running game in which players must stop when “Red light!” is called.
a signal of danger; warning.
Origin of red light
1Other definitions for red-light (2 of 2)
Informal. to stop or deter by means of or as if with a red light.
Origin of red-light
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How to use red light in a sentence
Only a portion of the unit Vice is kept within the limits of four redlight districts.
The Vice Bondage of a Great City or the Wickedest City in the World | Robert O. HarlandIn the South side redlight district but one brand of whiskey can be sold today.
The Vice Bondage of a Great City or the Wickedest City in the World | Robert O. HarlandWe are standing on the shores of a lake—that lake is one of the redlight districts of Chicago.
The Vice Bondage of a Great City or the Wickedest City in the World | Robert O. HarlandThe redlight district gets its name because of the lurid, crimson signs that hang above its entrances.
The Vice Bondage of a Great City or the Wickedest City in the World | Robert O. HarlandLust, vice, crime and graft are the deities of Chicagos redlight districts.
The Vice Bondage of a Great City or the Wickedest City in the World | Robert O. Harland
British Dictionary definitions for red light
a signal to stop, esp a red traffic signal in a system of traffic lights
a danger signal
an instruction to stop or discontinue
a red lamp in a window of or outside a house indicating that it is a brothel
(as modifier): a red-light district
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