: a visual signal (such as a system of colored lights) for controlling traffic
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Take a left at the traffic light.
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Continuing efforts to slow vehicles on busy La Jolla roads, the local Traffic & Transportation Board discussed the possibility of reprogramming traffic lights and installing temporary speed humps.—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026 The Toyota was stopped at a traffic light.—Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 18 Feb. 2026 Some educators use images of red traffic lights (no AI) and green lights (yes AI) at the top of worksheets.—Liz Shulman, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026 At the first traffic light, its driver turned left, toward the coroner’s office.—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 15 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for traffic light