yellow lightn.

Brit.

/ˈjɛləʊ ˌlʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈjɛloʊ ˌlaɪt/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., light n.¹

Etymology: < yellow adj. + light n.¹ Compare earlier amber light n.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

1. A yellow or amber warning light used to instruct traffic; esp. the middle of three lights in a set of traffic lights, serving as a warning that the signal is about to change to red (stop) or green (go). Cf. red light n. 1, green light n., yellow n. 2j.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > traffic control > traffic lights > specific

red light1790

green arrow1875

amber light1896

yellow1900

yellow light1920

amber1929

stop light1930

stop sign1934

filter1939

red1940

green1962

1920 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 16 Aug. 12/2 The yellow light flashes and north and south traffic moves.

1923 San Antonio (Texas) Express 13 June 5/2 The yellow light will flash for five seconds to give the motorists a warning that the signal is changing.

1964 I. Wallace Man (1965) v. 401 He gunned the car, running a yellow light, and twisted the vehicle towards the White House.

1995 Animals' Voice Winter 46/1 Michael over-obeyed the speed limit and stopped for all the yellow lights.

2004 Time 10 May 62/2 He studies teens and adults as they decide whether to run a yellow light.

2. figurative and in figurative contexts. A cautionary indicator or signal; spec. (a) qualified or tacit permission to proceed in a particular course of action; (b) a warning of likely difficulties ahead, requiring heightened caution or vigilance.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > tacit permission

winking1572

connivency1600

connivance1611

connivinga1648

yellow light1940

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > a warning sign, event, etc.

watchwordc1475

sea-mark1589

buoya1603

warning sign1628

red light1790

tocsin bell1823

tocsin1842

danger-signal1848

yellow light1940

warning bell1951

amber light1956

1940 Washington Post 3 Apr. 7/1 I am not giving the Senator a red light to stop,..but only a yellow light to signify ‘caution’.

1957 Times 29 Mar. 16/3 In spite of all the difficulties which..might have served as a yellow light warning, they did not deter Alec Fredman from extending his business activities.

1977 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 Oct. 16/4 They only ask a ‘yellow’ light—the right to proceed with caution.

1995 N.Y. Times 24 Jan. a1/2 The Mexican Finance Minister, said..that there was ‘a yellow light’ in Mexico's balance sheets that anyone should have seen.

2016 D. Kato Liberalizing Lynching iv. 119 In providing a yellow light to terror, the federal government suspended its responsibility without necessarily relinquishing authority.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	yellow light
释义	yellow lightn. Brit. /ˈjɛləʊ ˌlʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈjɛloʊ ˌlaɪt/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: yellow adj., light n.¹ Etymology: < yellow adj. + light n.¹ Compare earlier amber light n. Originally and chiefly U.S. 1. A yellow or amber warning light used to instruct traffic; esp. the middle of three lights in a set of traffic lights, serving as a warning that the signal is about to change to red (stop) or green (go). Cf. red light n. 1, green light n., yellow n. 2j. ΘΚΠ society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > vehicular traffic > [noun] > traffic control > traffic lights > specific red light1790 green arrow1875 amber light1896 yellow1900 yellow light1920 amber1929 stop light1930 stop sign1934 filter1939 red1940 green1962 1920 Kansas City (Missouri) Star 16 Aug. 12/2 The yellow light flashes and north and south traffic moves. 1923 San Antonio (Texas) Express 13 June 5/2 The yellow light will flash for five seconds to give the motorists a warning that the signal is changing. 1964 I. Wallace Man (1965) v. 401 He gunned the car, running a yellow light, and twisted the vehicle towards the White House. 1995 Animals' Voice Winter 46/1 Michael over-obeyed the speed limit and stopped for all the yellow lights. 2004 Time 10 May 62/2 He studies teens and adults as they decide whether to run a yellow light. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. A cautionary indicator or signal; spec. (a) qualified or tacit permission to proceed in a particular course of action; (b) a warning of likely difficulties ahead, requiring heightened caution or vigilance. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > permission > [noun] > tacit permission winking1572 connivency1600 connivance1611 connivinga1648 yellow light1940 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [noun] > a warning sign, event, etc. watchwordc1475 sea-mark1589 buoya1603 warning sign1628 red light1790 tocsin bell1823 tocsin1842 danger-signal1848 yellow light1940 warning bell1951 amber light1956 1940 Washington Post 3 Apr. 7/1 I am not giving the Senator a red light to stop,..but only a yellow light to signify ‘caution’. 1957 Times 29 Mar. 16/3 In spite of all the difficulties which..might have served as a yellow light warning, they did not deter Alec Fredman from extending his business activities. 1977 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 27 Oct. 16/4 They only ask a ‘yellow’ light—the right to proceed with caution. 1995 N.Y. Times 24 Jan. a1/2 The Mexican Finance Minister, said..that there was ‘a yellow light’ in Mexico's balance sheets that anyone should have seen. 2016 D. Kato Liberalizing Lynching iv. 119 In providing a yellow light to terror, the federal government suspended its responsibility without necessarily relinquishing authority. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1920
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