Red-light meaning

The red-colored light that signals traffic to stop.
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A command to stop.
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Any danger or warning signal; specif., a red lamp, flare, etc.
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A red signal on a traffic light, indicating that a vehicle should come to a full stop.
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A warning light, especially as a traffic signal indicating "˜stop'.

We ran three red lights on the way to the hospital.

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A sign of a brothel.
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(idiomatic) Denial to proceed. Ruling out of any possibility.
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Red-light Sentence Examples

  • The plane of the optic axes for red light is inclined at 2° to that for blue light, and the angle between the optic axes themselves is 3° greater for red than for blue light.

  • Ludacris' fourth album, The Red Light District, debuted at number one on the Billboard charts and was a double platinum album.

  • She looked from the computer screen to the phone with the flashing red light.

  • Heat then red light washed over them.

  • She hit every red light on the way and arrived at the airport fifteen minutes later than she had anticipated.

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