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traffic light

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noun

a set of electrically operated signal lights used to direct or control traffic at intersections.

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Also called stoplight, traffic signal, traffic control signal .

Origin of traffic light

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby traffic light

traffic court, traffic engineering, traffic island, traffic jam, trafficky, traffic light, traffic-light labelling, traffic manager, traffic pattern, traffic warden, Trafford
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Words related to traffic light

yellow light, red light, stoplight, green light

British Dictionary definitions for traffic light

traffic light

traffic signal

noun

one of a set of coloured lights placed at crossroads, junctions, etc, to control the flow of traffic. A red light indicates that traffic must stop and a green light that it may go: usually an amber warning light is added between the red and the green
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