stoplight
noun
stop·light
ˈstäp-ˌlīt 
1
: a light on the rear of a motor vehicle that is illuminated when the driver presses the brake pedal
2
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Don’t try to get moving in a hurry and take time to slow down for a stoplight.
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Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The vehicle stopped in an intersection with a stoplight, his video showed.
—Abhirup Roy, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Anything — weeds, stoplights, peeling paint — can inspire her bright, intense figurative paintings.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Swonk likened it to a broken stoplight at a busy intersection.
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 13 May 2025
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Cheryl Vari, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The vehicle stopped in an intersection with a stoplight, his video showed.
—Abhirup Roy, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Anything — weeds, stoplights, peeling paint — can inspire her bright, intense figurative paintings.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 June 2025
Swonk likened it to a broken stoplight at a busy intersection.
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 13 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for stoplight
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“Stoplight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoplight. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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stoplight
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stop·light
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