traffic light
noun /ˈtræfɪk laɪt/
/ˈtræfɪk laɪt/
[countable] (also traffic lights [plural])
(North American English also stoplights [plural])
- 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.
enlarge image- Turn left at the traffic lights.
- There are temporary traffic lights because of the roadworks.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- amber
- green
- red
- …
- set
- go through
- jump
- change (to something)
- go green, etc.
- turn green, etc.
- …
- at the traffic lights
