stoplight
noun
stop·light
ˈstäp-ˌlīt 
1
: a light on the rear of a motor vehicle that is illuminated when the driver presses the brake pedal
2
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Venezuelans washed car windows for tips at stoplights and congregated in the parking lots of Home Depot and other stores, looking for work.
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Russell has no gas station and no stoplights.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Across Sacramento, flyers taped to stoplights and stapled to street-posts offer a reward for the finding and return of Teddy.
—Olivia Cyrus
august 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The road reconstruction allows SR 37 drivers to advance a signal-free trip from 116th Street to 146th, and removes stoplights on the cross streets.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Russell has no gas station and no stoplights.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
Across Sacramento, flyers taped to stoplights and stapled to street-posts offer a reward for the finding and return of Teddy.
—Olivia Cyrus
august 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The road reconstruction allows SR 37 drivers to advance a signal-free trip from 116th Street to 146th, and removes stoplights on the cross streets.
—John Tuohy, IndyStar, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stoplight
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“Stoplight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoplight. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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stoplight
noun
stop·light
ˈstäp-ˌlīt
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