: 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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Phase two of the construction project includes new sidewalks, curbs, ADA-compliant ramps, and traffic lights.—Chilekasi Adele, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026 Change the traffic lights by adding more.—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026 The Acura ran off the side of the road and collided with a traffic light and some private property, police said.—City News Service, Daily News, 9 Mar. 2026 The collision sent the truck and car into two other vehicles that were stopped at the park’s traffic light, police said.—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for traffic light