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Examples of traffic light in a Sentence
Take a left at the traffic light.
Recent Examples on the Web
Cities are already awash in traffic lights and security cameras, what’s the use of the extra pair of eyes?
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2024
This project focuses on improving intersections, crossings, traffic lights and curbs.
—Nick Rosenberger, Idaho Statesman, 22 Apr. 2024
The Milpitas Unified School District also received $500,000 for the installation of a traffic light and new sidewalk along Calaveras Boulevard between Park Victoria and Gadsen Drive.
—Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 17 Mar. 2024
Super Cruise’s capabilities will remain the same, and the system won’t be able to handle any new driving scenarios, like traffic lights and four-way stops, said Jeff Miller, product manager for Super Cruise.
—Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 15 Feb. 2024
Neighborhood roads are engineered to signal cars to slow down, with crosswalks, traffic lights, and narrower streets.
—Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 5 Feb. 2024
While there might not be a sign preventing a U-turn at a stop sign, California law says drivers can only make a U-turn at an intersection with traffic lights.
—Angela Rodriguez, Sacramento Bee, 26 Mar. 2024
For example, bridge cameras and sensors can be used to track when a cargo ship heads off course and communicate with traffic lights and gates at bridge entrances.
—Ben Finley, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2024
Caterers were combined with traffic lights, volcanoes spit out sparks, and eaters ate gliders.
—Alex Stone, Quanta Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1912, in the meaning defined above
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“Traffic light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20light. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
Kids Definition
traffic light
noun
: a visual signal (as a system of green, yellow, and red lights) for controlling traffic
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