red light

  • 1Red light — 1. an electrically operated set of lights at a road intersection which has different lights visible to traffic from different directions, designed to control vehicle traffic through the intersection. Each set of lights typically has a colored red …

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  • 2Red light — may refer to: *Traffic light *Safelight *Red light district *Red Light, a 1949 crime filmee also*Red light/Green light *Blue Light, Red Light …

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  • 3red light — noun count * a red TRAFFIC LIGHT go through a red light to not stop when a red traffic light is showing …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 4red light — red lights 1) N COUNT A red light is a traffic signal which shines red to indicate that drivers must stop. 2) ADJ: ADJ n The red light district of a city is the area where prostitutes work …

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  • 5red-light — /red luyt /, v.t., red lighted, red lighting. Informal. to stop or deter by means of or as if with a red light. [1895 1900] * * * …

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  • 6red light — red′ light′ n. 1) trs a red colored traffic light used as a signal to stop 2) an order or directive to halt an action, project, etc 3) a signal of danger; warning • Etymology: 1840–50 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 7red light — ► NOUN ▪ a red light instructing moving vehicles to stop …

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  • 8red-light — /red luyt /, v.t., red lighted, red lighting. Informal. to stop or deter by means of or as if with a red light. [1895 1900] …

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  • 9red light — n. 1. any danger or warning signal; specif., a red lamp, flare, etc. 2. a red stoplight …

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  • 10Red Light — Quartier du Red Light de Montréal 45° 30′ 36″ N 73° 33′ 56″ W / 45.509888, 73.565467 …

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