: 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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Images on social media captured the moment of impact late Wednesday morning as Rodriguez was struck from behind at a traffic light by a black pickup truck.—Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026 Ring roads are elevated roads without traffic lights designed to move traffic quickly in urban areas.—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 And in January, a Waymo partially blocked a downtown San Antonio intersection, forcing other vehicles to swerve around through several cycles of the traffic light.—Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Mar. 2026 In 1989, Fuesser started with a 35-minute drive down a two-lane road that had no traffic lights.—John Marks, Charlotte Observer, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for traffic light