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red light
1noun
a red lamp, used as a traffic signal to mean “stop.”
an order or directive to halt an action, project, etc..
There's a red light on all unnecessary expenses.
a children's running game in which players must stop when “Red light!” is called.
a signal of danger; warning.
red-light
2[red-lahyt]
verb (used with object)
Informal.to stop or deter by means of or as if with a red light.
red light
noun
a signal to stop, esp a red traffic signal in a system of traffic lights
a danger signal
an instruction to stop or discontinue
a red lamp in a window of or outside a house indicating that it is a brothel
( as modifier )
a red-light district
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of red light1
Origin of red light2
Example Sentences
Between the six- and seven-mile marker, we ran through a tunnel that was filled with flashing red lights and bubble machines.
And you can see them on the roads, changing lanes, indicating before they turn, pulling up at red lights and avoiding other traffic.
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.
"In England when there is not so much sun, you have to try and get your red light from somewhere else," said Haaland.
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.
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