stoplight
noun
stop·light
ˈstäp-ˌlīt 
1
: a light on the rear of a motor vehicle that is illuminated when the driver presses the brake pedal
2
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Footage from a motion sensor Ring doorbell camera shows a stoplight along Pratt Street turning green and the Amazon truck beginning to slowly run over a pedestrian in the crosswalk.
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Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
Location The resort sits 1,700 feet above sea level and is within walking distance of Lanai City, a sleepy former plantation town with no stoplights and a quiet yet approachable vibe.
—Jasmine Browley, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
On the ground, dozens of similar mutual aid sites popped up at stoplights, empty parking lots, and gas stations.
—Jireh Deng, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
Start with the stoplights Opinion: After downtown stabbings, Polis must turn his rhetoric on crime to action
Business
US consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group
U.S. consumers had been feeling increasingly confident until the past two months.
—The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2025
Location The resort sits 1,700 feet above sea level and is within walking distance of Lanai City, a sleepy former plantation town with no stoplights and a quiet yet approachable vibe.
—Jasmine Browley, Travel + Leisure, 28 Dec. 2024
On the ground, dozens of similar mutual aid sites popped up at stoplights, empty parking lots, and gas stations.
—Jireh Deng, NPR, 8 Feb. 2025
Start with the stoplights Opinion: After downtown stabbings, Polis must turn his rhetoric on crime to action
Business
US consumer confidence dips again to start the year, according to business group
U.S. consumers had been feeling increasingly confident until the past two months.
—The Denver Post, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Stoplight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stoplight. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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stoplight
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stop·light
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