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Definition of traffic light noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

traffic light

noun
 
/ˈtræfɪk laɪt/
 
/ˈtræfɪk laɪt/
[countable]
(also traffic lights [plural])
(North American English also stoplights [plural])
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  1. a set of lights that controls the traffic on a road. The red, orange and green lights show when you must stop and when you can go.
    • Turn left at the traffic lights.
    • There are temporary traffic lights because of the roadworks.
    Topics Transport by car or lorryb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • amber
    • green
    • red
    … of traffic lights
    • set
    verb + traffic light
    • go through
    • jump
    traffic light + verb
    • change (to something)
    • go green, etc.
    • turn green, etc.
    preposition
    • at the traffic lights
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