stoplight

American  

[stop-lahyt] / ˈstɒpˌlaɪt /

noun

1. traffic light.

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stoplight British  

/ ˈstɒpˌlaɪt /

noun

1. a red light on a traffic signal indicating that vehicles or pedestrians coming towards it should stop

2. another word for brake light

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Etymology

Origin of stoplight

First recorded in 1925–30; stop + light ¹

Example Sentences

At a stoplight, if there is a car ahead of me that starts to move, and I don’t, my car beeps twice and signals me on the display.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also should make pedestrian crossing safer and reduce time spent at stoplights.

From Los Angeles Times

Homeless people routinely direct traffic when the stoplights don’t work.

From The Wall Street Journal

She instructs families to narrate their actions, such as by sharing with their child when they slow down at a stoplight on the way back from school.

From Los Angeles Times

Not long ago, my wife and I were at a stoplight and a new Corvette pulled up.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• red light
• traffic control
• yellow light