traffic light

noun

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The man left the rink before officers responded to the incident, but was pulled over at a traffic light shortly after. —Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 10 Feb. 2025

After the traffic light turned green, as Burkhart slowed down to stay next to Langs’ car, two gunshots can be heard on Langs’ dashcam video at about 6:35 p.m., police wrote in the affidavit. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 2025

But here, there are no interstate highways, few stop signs, and even fewer traffic lights. —Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2025

By combining information from telematics, video monitoring and ADAS alerts, predictive analytics can detect trends such as recurring instances of running traffic lights or stop signs, talking on phones while driving or near accidents. —David Julian, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1912, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for traffic light

• acolyte
• aconite
• allanite
• alunite
• amberlite
• ammonite
• amorite
• amphitrite
• analyte
• anchorite
• andesite
• anhydrite

Kids Definition

traffic light

noun

: a visual signal (as a system of green, yellow, and red lights) for controlling traffic