yellow light

noun

1. a yellow traffic light, usually preceding a signal halting traffic in a particular direction.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yellow light¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Everything goes from technicolor to a muted black, where only occasional bursts of yellow light punctuate the darkness to showcase the room’s focal points.

From Salon

Exit and walk around in front of a yellow light projected against the rainbow wall’s back side, and your cast shadow mysteriously fragments, like a deck of cards being fanned.

From Los Angeles Times

A few years later, Detroit police officer William Potts is credited with adding the yellow light, though as a city employee he couldn’t patent it.

From Seattle Times

Down below, I saw a dim yellow light.

From Literature

After a few hours of conversation under the soft yellow lights, couples would choose their dates for the next morning’s nature walk.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• red light
• stoplight
• traffic control