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
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There are no stoplights, and there’s only one true town, Lanai City.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
Traffic snarled as stoplights lay among piles of debris.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Shopkeepers lightheartedly gossip in rich drawling accents, and pickup trucks make up the majority of the vehicles idling at one of the few stoplights in town.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Much of route 395 is a two-lane highway and includes 200 miles through towns with stoplights and/or winding mountain roads.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2025
Traffic snarled as stoplights lay among piles of debris.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Shopkeepers lightheartedly gossip in rich drawling accents, and pickup trucks make up the majority of the vehicles idling at one of the few stoplights in town.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
Much of route 395 is a two-lane highway and includes 200 miles through towns with stoplights and/or winding mountain roads.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
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“Stoplight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoplight. Accessed 30 Nov. 2025.
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stoplight
noun
stop·light
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