variants
or less commonly red light
: relating to or being an area with many brothels or sex workers
Just inside the entrance to "Picasso Érotique," the exhibition's designer has recreated an imagined bordello bedroom as one might have existed in the red-light district of Barcelona in the era of Picasso's youth.—
Arthur C. Danto
Arthur C. DantoIn the beginning, entertainment ran more along the lines of saloons, card games and red light activities.—Jennifer Houghton
Jennifer Houghton
: a warning signal
especially
: a red traffic signal
Examples of red-light in a Sentence
Noun
the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions
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Caroline Tell, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The amenity village will also be home to Hale House, where residents can expect to indulge in a state-of-the-art fitness center designed in partnership with Technogym, a thermal spa with hot pools and cold plunge, infrared sauna, steam room, red-light therapy, and numerous treatment rooms.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2025
Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
Switching your phone to a red light filter may help, but avoiding screens before bed is best.
—Julia Ries, Health, 12 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
Personalized facials arrive in partnership with Biologique Recherche, while recovery programming includes lymphatic drainage, cold and infrared therapy, osteopathy and red-light therapy.
—Caroline Tell, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
The amenity village will also be home to Hale House, where residents can expect to indulge in a state-of-the-art fitness center designed in partnership with Technogym, a thermal spa with hot pools and cold plunge, infrared sauna, steam room, red-light therapy, and numerous treatment rooms.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 19 Aug. 2025
Noun
The driver of the Camry allegedly failed to stop at the red light and struck the pedestrian, throwing the person to the ground, Gonzalez said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2025
Switching your phone to a red light filter may help, but avoiding screens before bed is best.
—Julia Ries, Health, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Red-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-light. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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