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stoplight
[ stop-lahyt ]
stoplight
/ ˈɒˌɪ /
noun
- a red light on a traffic signal indicating that vehicles or pedestrians coming towards it should stop
- another word for brake light
Word History and Origins
Origin of stoplight1
Example Sentences
A driver slammed into the back of my car while I was at a stoplight during rush hour.
The shadows of trees in a car’s headlights; a stoplight swaying softly in the wind while it changes color; the sensation that something peculiar will inevitably appear the longer a car stays in motion.
You never know who is waiting for you at the next stoplight.
When the couple reached the stoplight, police said, Wilson got out of the car and got into an argument with the woman.
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department said the “completely stopped” vehicle was waiting at the stoplight at the time of the collision and that officers reported to the scene around 5:12 p.m.
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