red-light district (noun)
1red-light district — ► NOUN ▪ an area with many brothels, strip clubs, etc. ORIGIN from the use of a red light as the sign of a brothel …
2red-light district — red light ,district noun count an area with many PROSTITUTES (=people who have sex for money) …
3red-light district — noun a district with many brothels • Hypernyms: ↑city district * * * ˌred ˈlight district [red light district red light districts] noun a part of a town where there are many ↑prostitutes …
4red-light district — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms red light district : singular red light district plural red light districts an area with many prostitutes (= people who have sex for money) …
5red-light district — noun an area with many brothels, strip clubs, etc. Origin from the use of a red light as the sign of a brothel …
6red-light district — /rɛd ˈlaɪt dɪstrɪkt/ (say red luyt distrikt) noun a neighbourhood with many brothels, sometimes, especially formerly, indicated by red lights …
7red-light district — noun An area of a town where prostitution is concentrated …
8red-light district — noun (C) the area of a town or city where there are many prostitutes (=women who have sex for money) …
9light — 1 /laIt/ noun 1 NATURAL/ARTIFICIAL LIGHT a) (U) the energy from the sun, a flame, a lamp etc that allows you to see things: the morning light streaming in through the windows | We could see a tiny glimmer of light in the distance. |… …
10district — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ neighbouring/neighboring, surrounding ▪ Fire crews from all the surrounding districts helped to fight the fires. ▪ central, downtown (AmE) ▪ Every city has its central business distri …
