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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Nunez-Hernandez was one of seven people injured Monday night when a car failed to stop at a red light near Yuma Road and Wildflower Drive.
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Owens was in a car with her mother at a red light on South Candler Street when police said a man in a black car started shooting.
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The driver was traveling at 60 miles per hour when the Model S smashed into a fire truck stopped at a red light, according to police.
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Photo released by the South Jordan Police Department shows a traffic collision involving a Tesla Model S sedan with a Fire Department mechanic truck stopped at a red light in South Jordan, Utah on May 11, 2018.
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Driving in the far right lane, her Model S hit a fire truck that was stopped at a red light.
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Aya Their pickup truck was stopped at a red light and struck from behind by a distracted driver going much too fast.
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Dashcam video released by the Marion County Sheriff's Office shows the deputy making a U-turn at a red light in Ocala, Florida, before pulling on the side of the road to meet baby Kingston and his mother.
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Nix was heading home after his shift on Wednesday, May 9, 2018, when a woman flagged him down at a red light.
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First Known Use of red light
1849
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