traffic lights

Meaning

plural of traffic light

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traffic light

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. (plural-normally) 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.
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.

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Synonyms

light signal

semaphore

traffic-light

lights

signal

traffic signals

Translations

Ampel

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semaforo

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semafori

feu de signalisation

φανάρια

φωτεινοί σηματοδότες

sémaphore

signal

feu rouge

feux de circulation

feux de signalisation

feux rouges

lampe à suspension

verkeerslicht

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semáforo

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