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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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
That total avoided becoming an even dozen when a mistrial was declared last week in the federal court case alleging that Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III of Chicago sought a bribe and a job for a former intern from a rogue red-light camera company executive working as a government mole.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Members can opt for hyperbaric chambers as well as red light therapy and cryotherapy.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
The bill specifies that these costs include reimbursing a vendor for speed and red-light camera design, installation, operation, or maintenance.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2025
That total avoided becoming an even dozen when a mistrial was declared last week in the federal court case alleging that Democratic state Sen. Emil Jones III of Chicago sought a bribe and a job for a former intern from a rogue red-light camera company executive working as a government mole.
—Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
Fortunately, that did not take too long, and Tyrion soon started physical therapy and red light therapy.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
Members can opt for hyperbaric chambers as well as red light therapy and cryotherapy.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Red-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-light. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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