variants
or less commonly red light
: relating to or being an area with many brothels or sex workers
Just inside the entrance to "Picasso Érotique," the exhibition's designer has recreated an imagined bordello bedroom as one might have existed in the red-light district of Barcelona in the era of Picasso's youth.—
Arthur C. Danto
Arthur C. DantoIn the beginning, entertainment ran more along the lines of saloons, card games and red light activities.—Jennifer Houghton
Jennifer Houghton
: a warning signal
especially
: a red traffic signal
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Examples of red-light in a Sentence
Noun
the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions
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Yasmin Gagné, Curbed, 5 July 2024
Here, your options range from a relaxing therapeutic massage, which melted my stress away and left me smelling like fresh air, to a red-light therapy sauna experience.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The phone rang so frequently that Mintz had to install a second dedicated line in his little house in Laurel Canyon; whenever John or Yoko called, a red light would illuminate.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
During her facials, De Feis, who personalizes each facial using modalities like red-light therapy, peels, and dermaplaning, runs through each client’s skin-care routine.
—Yasmin Gagné, Curbed, 5 July 2024
Here, your options range from a relaxing therapeutic massage, which melted my stress away and left me smelling like fresh air, to a red-light therapy sauna experience.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
The display screen gives real-time air quality levels in the form of green, orange, and red lights, and the machine will automatically adjust its cleaning efficiency based on the air quality in the room.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
The phone rang so frequently that Mintz had to install a second dedicated line in his little house in Laurel Canyon; whenever John or Yoko called, a red light would illuminate.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Red-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-light. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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