yellow light

noun

1. a yellow traffic light, usually preceding a signal halting traffic in a particular direction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yellow light¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Orbs of yellow light wash over plates of juicy chicken inasal; longtime friends catch up over handpicked wines as music thumps in the background.

From Los Angeles Times

One TikTok trend I will begrudgingly support is putting a soft yellow light behind a television to give it a halo effect, but only for television shows, and preferably scripted ones.

From Salon

Everything goes from technicolor to a muted black, where only occasional bursts of yellow light punctuate the darkness to showcase the room’s focal points.

From Salon

Exit and walk around in front of a yellow light projected against the rainbow wall’s back side, and your cast shadow mysteriously fragments, like a deck of cards being fanned.

From Los Angeles Times

A few years later, Detroit police officer William Potts is credited with adding the yellow light, though as a city employee he couldn’t patent it.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• red light 
• stoplight 
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