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red light

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red light
n.
1. The red-colored light that signals traffic to stop.
2. Informal A command to stop.

red light
n
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) a signal to stop, esp a red traffic signal in a system of traffic lights
2. a danger signal
3. an instruction to stop or discontinue
4.
a.  a red lamp in a window of or outside a house indicating that it is a brothel
b.  (as modifier) a red-light district
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.red lightred light - a cautionary sign of danger          
visual signal - a signal that involves visual communication
idiot light - a colored warning light on an instrument panel (as for low oil pressure)
2.red light - the signal to stop
traffic light, traffic signal, stoplight - a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections
Translations
red light n (Aut) → (semaforo) rosso
to go through a red light → passare col rosso
red light n (Aut) → (semaforo) rosso
to go through a red light → passare col rosso


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The fresh air that had come in through the open door made it easier to breathe, but the rushing sound overhead grew louder, and as I looked upward through the bars of my empty rack I saw a red light flickering on the wall.
It is time the little playfellow went in, I think; and there is a very bright fire to tempt her: the red light shines out under the deepening gray of the sky.
He stood with his back to the boy looking steadily at the dark line of outlying scrub, seeing in reality nothing, yet keenly anxious that the red light of the dancing flames should not fall upon his face.
 
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