: a visual signal (such as a system of colored lights) for controlling traffic
Examples of traffic light in a Sentence
Take a left at the traffic light.
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In addition to a healthy contingent of federal firefighters, federal workers from the departments of agriculture, the interior, and others have a strong presence in the town, which has a lone blinking stop-and-go traffic light and no parking meters.—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2025 Where residents work hard to protect the dark sky from urban light intrusion, and where there is not one traffic light.—Mandi Wright, Freep.com, 26 Aug. 2025 This one-two weather combo caused widespread power outages, traffic light issues, downed trees and flooding on roadways.—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025 City leaders worried drivers would then attempt to zip across four lanes of traffic to make a left turn at the next traffic light to get to nearby Interstate 90.—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for traffic light
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