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red light
red lightn.1. The red-colored light that signals traffic to stop.2. Informal A command to stop.red light n 1. (Automotive Engineering) a signal to stop, esp a red traffic signal in a system of traffic lights 2. a danger signal 3. an instruction to stop or discontinue 4. a. a red lamp in a window of or outside a house indicating that it is a brothel b. (as modifier): a red-light district. red′ light′ n. 1. 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. [1840–50] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | red light - a cautionary sign of danger warning lightvisual signal - a signal that involves visual communicationidiot light - a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure) | | 2. | red light - the signal to stoptraffic light, traffic signal, stoplight - a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections | Translations
red light
red light1. noun A red traffic light, which is a signal to stop. I pulled up to the red light and stopped the car. Please be careful driving out there—people are maniacs and don't even stop at red lights!2. noun By extension, a message or signal to stop. I'm really not interested in dating Rob, and I thought I gave him a red light, but he keeps pursuing me nonetheless.3. adjective Indicative of a brothel (due to the practice of using red lamps to show that an establishment is a brothel). Often hyphenated. Be careful if you venture into the red-light district—there are a lot of shady characters there.See also: light, redred light
red light a signal to stop, esp a red traffic signal in a system of traffic lights red light
Synonyms for red lightnoun a cautionary sign of dangerSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the signal to stopRelated Words- traffic light
- traffic signal
- stoplight
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