Definition of red-light
: having numerous houses of prostitution
- a red-light district
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First Known Use of red-light
1900
Examples of red light in a Sentence
the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions
Recent Examples of red light from the Web
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Cruz said he was deported in February after being arrested for running a red light.
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In Palm Beach County, only Boynton Beach has red light cameras.
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Police said the driver who struck a self-driving vehicle operated by Waymo in Chandler on Friday has been cited for running a red light.
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The sources allege that after running the red light, Bruns allegedly continued down the street until crashing into some parked cars.
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There were 196 red light cameras in the city in 2015, with more than 60 in both Brooklyn and Queens, according to a 2016 report from the city’s Department of Transportation.
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Scott Holmes, an attorney for the city of Tuscaloosa, said the city has red light cameras at six intersections and has used them since 2013.
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The speed camera program would likely be operated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority, which is now responsible for the red light cameras in Philadelphia.
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Witnesses said a driver ran a red light at the intersection and Legion Parkway and Main Street and hit another car, which lost control and ended up striking Vanleer on the sidewalk.
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First Known Use of red light
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