English Explanatory Dictionary

traffic light

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A signalling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing indicating the moment it is safe to drive, ride or walk, using a universal color code.
  2. A road intersection controlled by one or more such devices.
  3. A colour code using the three signals of a traffic light (green, yellow or amber, and red) as a metaphor.
  4. The colored dots on stamp sheet margins printed with offset printing or photogravure methods, used by the printers to check color accuracy.
  5. In Conway's Game of Life, an arrangement of four blinkers that are orthogonally equidistant from a central point.

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹæˌfɪk laɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-traffic light.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-traffic light.wav

Word forms

traffic light traffic lights

Synonyms

stop light traffic signal robot robot policeman lights signals

Related words

🔴 🟡 🟢

Derived words

traffic light coalition traffic light party

Translations

Afrikaans: robot Afrikaans: verkeerslig Albanian: semafor Arabic: إِشَارَة مُرُور Arabic: إِشَارَة ضَوْئِيَّة Arabic: إِشَارَة Arabic: ضو احمر Arabic: إشارة Arabic: ضوّ Arabic: رمزور Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܢܝܼܫܲܢܩܵܐ ܕܡܲܪܕܝܼܬܵܐ Armenian: լուսացույց Asturian: semáforu Azerbaijani: işıqfor Azerbaijani: yol işığı Bashkir: светофор Basque: semaforo Belarusian: святлафо́р Bengali: সিগনাল Bulgarian: светофа́р Burmese: မီးပွိုင့် Carpathian Rusyn: семафо́р Catalan: semàfor Chinese Cantonese: 紅綠燈 /红绿灯 Chinese Cantonese: 交通燈 /交通灯 Eastern Min Chinese: 紅綠燈 /红绿灯 Hakka Chinese: 紅青燈 /红青灯 Hakka Chinese: 紅綠燈 /红绿灯 Chinese: 青紅燈 /青红灯 Chinese: 紅青燈 /红青灯 Chinese Mandarin: 紅綠燈 /红绿灯 Chinese Mandarin: 信號燈 /信号灯 Chinese Mandarin: 紅青燈 /红青灯 Wu Chinese: 紅綠燈 /红绿灯 Czech: semafor Czech: světelné signalizační zařízení Danish: lyssignal Danish: lyskurv Danish: trafiklys Dutch: verkeerslicht Dutch: stoplicht Elfdalian: trafikliuos Esperanto: trafiklumoj Esperanto: semaforo Estonian: valgusfoor Faroese: ferðsluljós Finnish: liikennevalot French: feu French: feu de circulation French: feu de signalisation French: feu tricolore North Frisian: ferkiarlaacht North Frisian: Ferkearleäch North Frisian: Forkiirsleecht West-Frisian: ferkearsljocht Fula: 𞤨𞤮𞥅𞤴𞤫 𞤤𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮𞤤 Fula: pooye laawol Galician: semáforo Georgian: შუქნიშანი German: Ampel German: Verkehrsampel German: Robot German: Signallicht Greek: φανάρι Hebrew: רַמְזוֹר Hindi: यातायात बत्ती Hindi: ट्रैफ़िक लाइट Hindi: ट्रैफ़िक सिग्नल Hindi: रोबोट Hungarian: jelzőlámpa Hungarian: közlekedési lámpa Hungarian: stoplámpa
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