: a warning signal
especially
: a red traffic signal
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Examples of red-light in a Sentence
Noun
the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions
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Claire Moses, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The lamp has seven different lighting modes including a red-light beam which is great for night hikes.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
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Adjective
The city has also long tried to control the crowds in its red-light district, where rowdy groups of tourists often cause disruptions to local residents.
—Claire Moses, New York Times, 18 Apr. 2024
The lamp has seven different lighting modes including a red-light beam which is great for night hikes.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 21 Mar. 2024
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“Red-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-light. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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