Definition of Traffic light

1. Noun. A visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections.

Exact synonyms: Stoplight, Traffic Signal
Generic synonyms: Light
Specialized synonyms: Go-ahead, Green Light, Red Light, Yellow Light

Definition of Traffic light

1. Noun. a signalling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing to indicate when it may be safe to drive, ride or walk, using a universal colour code. ¹

2. Noun. (philately) the coloured dots on stamp sheet margins printed with offset litho or photogravure methods, used by the printers to check colour accuracy. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Traffic Light

traffic boys
traffic calming
traffic calmings
traffic circle
traffic circles
traffic cone
traffic cones
traffic control
traffic cop
traffic court
traffic island
traffic islands
traffic jam
traffic jams
traffic lane
traffic light (current term)
traffic lights
traffic of influence
traffic paddle
traffic pattern
traffic school
traffic shaping
traffic sign
traffic signal
traffic signal box
traffic signal boxes
traffic signals
traffic signs
traffic ticket
traffic violation

Literary usage of Traffic light

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. International Emission Trading: From Concept to Reality by International Energy Agency (2001)
"But the traffic light rule would add little to the buyer liability regime: in the latter, countries for which compliance is secured would sell at a ..."

2. Railroad Structures and Estimates by John Wilson Orrock (1918)
"Main line: Heavy power, dense traffic Moderate weight power and traffic Light power and traffic Branch line: Heavy power and traffic Moderate weight, ..."

3. All About My Body: Prek-K by Jo Ellen Moore (2005)
"Review the colors on a traffic light in the order in which they appear. (You may choose to use the rhyme below to review what each color means.) 3. ..."

4. British Columbia and Vancouver's Island, Comprising a Description of These by Duncan George Forbes Macdonald (1862)
"Where the cost of a road is excessive and the traffic light, the investment is unprofitable. 2. Where the cost is great and the traffic large, ..."

5. The Experiences and Challenges of Science and Ethics: Proceedings of an by National Research Council (2003)
"Since the hospital president used the traffic light analogy in a discussion ... Science may be morally neutral, but so is a traffic light; car drivers and ..."

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