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View synonyms for stoplight

stoplight

[ stop-lahyt ]

stoplight

/ ˈstɒpˌlaɪt /

noun

  1. a red light on a traffic signal indicating that vehicles or pedestrians coming towards it should stop
  2. another word for brake light
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of stoplight1

First recorded in 1925–30; stop + light 1
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Example Sentences

Wright noted the crime scene behind him, quiet but for police, passing motorists pausing only for stoplights, and a few others.

With no stoplight and just a single hotel, the island beckons travelers who crave a slower pace and empty beaches.

You know, sometimes businesses say, “I like the cars stopped at a stoplight looking at my business.”

We can move 50 percent more cars per hour through a roundabout than you can a stoplight.

Despite Lanai being such a small island — with only one school and no stoplights — residents rarely see Ellison around town, though that may change now that he’s officially moved there.

From Fortune

The stoplight from which we measured the distance to the motorcycle.

The arrow with the letter "B" points to the stoplight, is that correct?

And you stopped your motorcycle 10 feet to the east of that stoplight, is that correct?

This same stoplight appears as you look at Exhibit 477 to the left of the entranceway to the building, is that correct?

Now, I show you Exhibit 478 and ask you if you will, on this exhibit put an arrow with the letter "B" to this stoplight.

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