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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Piedmont also envisions installing a stoplight at Coaches Field which would result in unimaginable congestion.
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Long-clicking the green stoplight button also brings up a few tiling options.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
Thompson then allegedly ran several red lights, including the stoplight at East Seventh and Red River streets.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Mar. 2024
Elevators stopped working between floors, stoplights stopped working at intersections and life-saving pacemakers were rendered useless.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
Long-clicking the green stoplight button also brings up a few tiling options.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 18 Sep. 2024
Thompson then allegedly ran several red lights, including the stoplight at East Seventh and Red River streets.
—Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 14 Mar. 2024
Elevators stopped working between floors, stoplights stopped working at intersections and life-saving pacemakers were rendered useless.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
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 3 Dec. 2024.
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stoplight
noun
stop·light
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