51Թ

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

red light

1

noun

  1. a red lamp, used as a traffic signal to mean “stop.”

  2. an order or directive to halt an action, project, etc..

    There's a red light on all unnecessary expenses.

  3. a children's running game in which players must stop when “Red light!” is called.

  4. a signal of danger; warning.



red-light

2

[red-lahyt]

verb (used with object)

red-lighted, red-lighting 
  1. Informal.to stop or deter by means of or as if with a red light.

red light

noun

  1. a signal to stop, esp a red traffic signal in a system of traffic lights

  2. a danger signal

  3. an instruction to stop or discontinue

    1. a red lamp in a window of or outside a house indicating that it is a brothel

    2. ( as modifier )

      a red-light district

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

51Թ History and Origins

Origin of red light1

First recorded in 1840–50

Origin of red light2

First recorded in 1895–1900
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Between the six- and seven-mile marker, we ran through a tunnel that was filled with flashing red lights and bubble machines.

From

And you can see them on the roads, changing lanes, indicating before they turn, pulling up at red lights and avoiding other traffic.

From

On Feb. 26, Sei-Jah Rivera was driving his father’s work van when the CHP said he ran a red light and then refused to stop.

From

"In England when there is not so much sun, you have to try and get your red light from somewhere else," said Haaland.

From

The technology was used at his killer's sentencing - Horcasitas already had been found guilty by a jury - some four years after Horcasitas shot Mr Pelkey at a red light in Arizona.

From

Advertisement

Related 51Թs

  • www.thesaurus.com

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


red-letter dayred-light district