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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Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 11 July 2025
To clamp down on speeding drivers and red-light runners, Phoenix plans to bring traffic cameras back to the city after six years.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Steve Cohen, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Acknowledging that the previous iteration of the red-light cameras was a controversial issue, most city leaders felt that fatalities and injuries from recent traffic collisions could’ve been avoided had drivers slowed down or not run red lights.
—Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
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Adjective
After testing more than a half-dozen of the most popular and top-rated red-light therapy devices for home use on the market, our top pick is the Current Body LED Hair Growth Helmet.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 11 July 2025
To clamp down on speeding drivers and red-light runners, Phoenix plans to bring traffic cameras back to the city after six years.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
Noun
Studies of bike riders six years ago — before the popularity of e-bikes soared — found that between 25% and 79% of bicyclists in the city do not stop for red lights.
—Steve Cohen, New York Daily News, 13 July 2025
Acknowledging that the previous iteration of the red-light cameras was a controversial issue, most city leaders felt that fatalities and injuries from recent traffic collisions could’ve been avoided had drivers slowed down or not run red lights.
—Shawn Raymundo, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025
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“Red-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-light. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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