stoplight
noun[C]
US(alsostop light)uk/ˈstɒp.laɪt/us/ˈstɑːp.laɪt/(alsotraffic light)one of a set ofred,yellow, andgreenlightsthatcontrolthemovementofvehicles, usually at apointwhere two or moreroadsjoin:
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Roads: lights, signs & markings on roads
- amber
- anti-billboard
- Belisha beacon
- billboard
- bollard
- bus lane
- crossing
- lamppost
- milestone
- P, p
- pedestrian crossing
- pelican crossing
- pylon
- reflector
- robot
- stop light
- stop sign
- street furniture
- streetlight
- thoroughfare