traffic signal

noun

: a signal (such as a traffic light) for controlling traffic

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Public safety agencies are looking toward upgrading cameras to decrease response time and connect traffic signals to prioritize emergency vehicles. Jennifer Sanders, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Among the improvements will be the widening of the road to accommodate dual right-turn lanes onto the interstate, a wrong-way-driver detection system and upgrading traffic signals, said transportation spokesman Guillermo Canedo. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025 After all three bids came in over the agency’s $23.4 million budget, the project’s design was tweaked and San Diego funneled $3.6 million in supplemental money for fixing the pavement, changing traffic signals and other work. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 May 2025 Work will include installation of new traffic signals at 175th and Oak Park Avenue. Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for traffic signal

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of traffic signal was in 1893

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“Traffic signal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20signal. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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traffic signal

noun
: a signal (as a traffic light) for controlling traffic

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