Red light

Red light

Red light may refer to:
*Traffic light
*Safelight
*Red-light district
*Red Light, a 1949 crime film

ee also

*Red light/Green light
*Blue Light, Red Light


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  • Red light — 1. an electrically operated set of lights at a road intersection which has different lights visible to traffic from different directions, designed to control vehicle traffic through the intersection. Each set of lights typically has a colored red …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • red light — noun count * a red TRAFFIC LIGHT go through a red light to not stop when a red traffic light is showing …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • red light — red lights 1) N COUNT A red light is a traffic signal which shines red to indicate that drivers must stop. 2) ADJ: ADJ n The red light district of a city is the area where prostitutes work …   English dictionary

  • red-light — /red luyt /, v.t., red lighted, red lighting. Informal. to stop or deter by means of or as if with a red light. [1895 1900] * * * …   Universalium

  • red light — red′ light′ n. 1) trs a red colored traffic light used as a signal to stop 2) an order or directive to halt an action, project, etc 3) a signal of danger; warning • Etymology: 1840–50 …   From formal English to slang

  • red light — ► NOUN ▪ a red light instructing moving vehicles to stop …   English terms dictionary

  • red-light — /red luyt /, v.t., red lighted, red lighting. Informal. to stop or deter by means of or as if with a red light. [1895 1900] …   Useful english dictionary

  • red light — n. 1. any danger or warning signal; specif., a red lamp, flare, etc. 2. a red stoplight …   English World dictionary

  • Red Light — Quartier du Red Light de Montréal 45° 30′ 36″ N 73° 33′ 56″ W / 45.509888, 73.565467 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • red light — n. 1) to go through, run (AE) a red light (she ran a red light and was fined) 2) at a red light (to stop at a red light) * * * [ˌred laɪt] run (AE) a red light (she ran a red light and was fined) to go through at a red light (to stop at a red… …   Combinatory dictionary

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