: a visual signal (such as a system of colored lights) for controlling traffic
Examples of traffic light in a Sentence
Take a left at the traffic light.
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Drivers had to abandon their cars at blinking traffic lights and seek shelter.—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 17 July 2025 Michigan has also contributed innovations to traffic safety, from the traffic light to the center line stripes.—Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 11 July 2025 That passion goes all the way up to the traffic lights.—Emily Olsen, New York Times, 8 July 2025 The Department of Transportation & Engineering will reinstall equipment that controls traffic lights at Mehring Way Thursday and along Kellogg Avenue Friday.—Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for traffic light
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