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stoplight

stoplight noun: a traffic control signal, traditionally consisting of three lights, colored green, yellow/amber, and red, meaning proceed, prepare to stop, and stop, respectively.

Noun

stoplight (plural stoplights)

  1. (Philippines, US) A traffic control signal, traditionally consisting of three lights, colored green, yellow/amber, and red, meaning proceed, prepare to stop, and stop, respectively.
  2. A light on the rear of a vehicle that is activated when braking; a brake light.
    • The rear lamps are combined with the service stoplights and are contained in stoplight part and blackout marker light assemblies at the rear of the vehicle.1973, United States. Department of the Army, Organizational Maintenance Manual (TM-9-2320-211-20), page 2-52

stoplight meaning in Bengali

stoplight in Bengali

ট্রাফিক সিগন্যাল, লাল বাতি

Synonyms of stoplight

Forms of stoplight

pluralstoplights
alternative formstop light

Origin of stoplight

From stop + light.

Questions about stoplight

What does stoplight mean?
Stoplight means a traffic control signal, traditionally consisting of three lights, colored green, yellow/amber, and red, meaning proceed, prepare to stop, and stop, respectively.
What is stoplight in Bengali?
Stoplight in Bengali is ট্রাফিক সিগন্যাল, লাল বাতি. See Stoplight meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is stoplight?
Stoplight is a noun.
What is the plural of stoplight?
The plural of stoplight is stoplights.

Words near stoplight in the dictionary

  1. Stopkas
  2. Stopkey
  3. stopless
  4. stoplessly
  5. stoplessness
  6. stoplight
  7. stoplights
  8. stoplist
  9. stoplists
  10. stoplog
  11. stoplogs

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stoplight (page history and authors); stoplight (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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