traffic light
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traffic light
- /ˈtɹæˌfɪk laɪt/
noun traffic lights
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A signalling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing indicating the moment it is safe to drive, ride or walk, using a universal color code.
In Sydney you'd better be riding the clutch and completely in sync with the traffic lights so that your car is already moving as they turn green.
Similar: stop light, traffic signal, robot, robot policeman
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A road intersection controlled by one or more such devices.
How do I get to the hospital? ~ You go straight on to the traffic lights, then turn left at the traffic lights and the hospital is on your right.
Similar: stop light, traffic signal, robot, robot policeman
- A colour code using the three signals of a traffic light (green, yellow or amber, and red) as a metaphor. The Department of Health recommends that food packaging display the recommended daily intake with a traffic light system, for ease of understanding.
- The colored dots on stamp sheet margins printed with offset printing or photogravure methods, used by the printers to check color accuracy.
- In Conway's Game of Life, an arrangement of four blinkers that are orthogonally equidistant from a central point.
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noun signalling device
| Español | semáforo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 신호등 sinhodeung |
| 日本語 | 交通信号 kōtsū shingō, 信号 shingō, ゴーストップ gōsutoppu, 信号機 shingōki |
| 中文 | 紅綠燈 /红绿灯 hónglǜdēng, 信號燈 /信号灯 xìnhàodēng |
| हिन्दी | यातायात बत्ती yātāyāt battī, ट्रैफ़िक लाइट ṭraifik lāiṭ, ट्रैफ़िक सिग्नल ṭraifik signal, रोबोट roboṭ |
| Português | semáforo, sinal de trânsito, sinal, farol, (Florianópolis) sinaleira |
| Français | feu, feu de circulation, feu de signalisation, feu tricolore |
| Deutsch | Ampel, Verkehrsampel |
| Italiano | semaforo |
| Ελληνικά | φανάρι fanári |
| Română | semafor |
| Русский | светофо́р svetofór |
| Tiếng Việt | đèn giao thông, đèn hiệu, đèn hiệu giao thông, đèn xanh đèn đỏ, đèn xanh đỏ |
| العربية | إِشَارَة مُرُور, إِشَارَة ضَوْئِيَّة |
| עברית | רַמְזוֹר ramzór |
Talk about this word "traffic light." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/traffic%20light. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. traffic light. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/traffic%20light "traffic light." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/traffic%20light.Cite this
@misc{traffic_light_2026,
title = {traffic light},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/traffic%20light},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
