variants
or less commonly red light
: relating to or being an area with many brothels or sex workers
Just inside the entrance to "Picasso Érotique," the exhibition's designer has recreated an imagined bordello bedroom as one might have existed in the red-light district of Barcelona in the era of Picasso's youth.—
Arthur C. Danto
Arthur C. DantoIn the beginning, entertainment ran more along the lines of saloons, card games and red light activities.—Jennifer Houghton
Jennifer Houghton
: a warning signal
especially
: a red traffic signal
Synonyms
Examples of red-light in a Sentence
Noun
the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions
Recent Examples on the WebNew York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
The 19 red-light cameras throughout San Francisco issued more than 23,000 tickets between July 2022 and May 2024, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
—Megan Rose Dickey, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2024
For example, the red lights thing in the show is real.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Making a family-friendly city: New York and other big cities must find ways to hold on to young families
Delivering meals & higher workers’ pay
Times Square casino means a red-light district
As USA Basketball team eyes gold, Team USA 3×3 faces questions.
—New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2024
The 19 red-light cameras throughout San Francisco issued more than 23,000 tickets between July 2022 and May 2024, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.
—Megan Rose Dickey, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
Noun
According to Associated Press, the pair were shot to death in their car at a red light in Boston’s South End neighborhood.
—Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2024
For example, the red lights thing in the show is real.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for red-light
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“Red-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-light. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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