red-light

\ ˈred-ˈlīt

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Definition of red-light

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: having numerous houses of prostitution a red-light district

red light

Definition of red light (Entry 2 of 2)

: a warning signal especially : a red traffic signal

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Examples of red-light in a Sentence

Noun the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Warrants, Stumph Road: On Nov. 24, police observed a 2008 Chevy Equinox stop in front of the stop bar at a Stumph Road red light. — John Benson, cleveland, "Parma duo arrested with stolen New York City car on trailer: Parma Heights Police Blotter," 9 Dec. 2020 Hamilton was shot at a red light in east Oak Cliff about 40 minutes later. — Tom Steele, Dallas News, "Man accused in spree of 4 killings has history of domestic violence, court records show," 25 Nov. 2020 Police issued 3,888 citations for violations ranging from running a red light or stop sign and about 10,000 for lesser offenses like lack of insurance, registration or a driver’s license. — Cassandra Jaramillo, Dallas News, "Street racing in Dallas and car takeovers have gotten worse during the pandemic," 2 Dec. 2020 The case stemmed from Stein receiving a citation for failing to stop at a red light in 2014 and focused on guidelines used by Aventura in deciding whether to cite motorists based on camera images. — News Service Of Florida, sun-sentinel.com, "Appeal of red light camera case from Aventura ends at Florida Supreme Court," 24 Nov. 2020 Early on the morning of May 28, 2012, a forty-one-year-old Black man named Anton Barrett, Sr., whose nineteen-year-old son was also in the car, pulled out of a parking lot with his headlights off and ran a red light. — Shane Bauer, The New Yorker, "How a Deadly Police Force Ruled a City," 16 Nov. 2020 Authorities said the driver of a Nissan Pathfinder ran a red light and struck a Nissan Altima. — Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, "Convict indicted in deadly DUI crash that killed 2 in Birmingham," 9 Nov. 2020 In that split second—from out of nowhere—a car ran the red light at 80 mph. — Spencer Mcfadden Hoge And Cynthia Mcfadden, Town & Country, "This Family Road Trip Might Be the Greatest Driving Lesson Ever," 25 Oct. 2020 Ritchie’s car flipped three times after colliding with the vehicle of a driver who ran a red light. — Rick Armstrong, chicagotribune.com, "Armstrong: He gave up hockey. He lost time to a car accident. Through it all, Rohn Ritchie finds ‘my voice’ running for Aurora Central Catholic.," 22 Oct. 2020

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“Red-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-light. Accessed 17 Jan. 2021.

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