Red-light District Definition
rĕdlīt
noun
A district (in a town or city) containing many brothels: such brothels formerly displayed red lights.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Red-light District
Noun
Singular:
red-light districtPlural:
red-light-districtsOrigin of Red-light District
Perhaps from the red lanterns or lights said to have been placed in the windows of American brothels in the 1800s
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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