stoplight

noun

stop·​light ˈstäp-ˌlīt 

1

: a light on the rear of a motor vehicle that is illuminated when the driver presses the brake pedal

2

: traffic signal

Examples of stoplight in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The park is physically close to Yankee Stadium, separated by just a stoplight from the main entrance. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026

According to Chicago police, a fire engine collided with a white pickup, sending the fire truck over a curb, into a stoplight and then into a tree. — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Born DeWayne Colley and raised in the one-stoplight town of Millen, GA, Wayne is unlike most comics in that Facebook has always been his platform of choice. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

At a stoplight at the intersection of East Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, Shakur and Knight were shot. — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for stoplight

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

stoplight

noun

stop·​light ˈstäp-ˌlīt 

: traffic signal