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stoplights

  • plural
    of stoplight.
    stoplight
    noun
    traffic light.

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Cops directing traffic can’t tell whether the stoplights are red or green, and neither can the drivers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025

Here, too, the MTA should insist that local jurisdictions provide signal priority at stoplights and dedicated emergency lanes for buses, EMS, police, and the fire department.

From Slate ● Nov. 22, 2024

They build their golden webs between powerlines, on top of stoplights and even above the pumps at local gas stations -- none of which are particularly peaceful spots.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024

We don’t need stoplights, either, but in some places they dangle precariously over the road like they might crash down any minute.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth