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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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.
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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
As the buses approached the stoplight, cars and trucks slowly paraded through the intersection and honked at every vehicle with an Iowa license plate.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Parker said her mom was an avid reader throughout Parker's childhood, and would even pick up books in the car at stoplights.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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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
As the buses approached the stoplight, cars and trucks slowly paraded through the intersection and honked at every vehicle with an Iowa license plate.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Parker said her mom was an avid reader throughout Parker's childhood, and would even pick up books in the car at stoplights.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Stoplight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoplight. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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stop·light
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