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Examples of traffic light in a Sentence
Take a left at the traffic light.
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Other states like Florida and New Mexico sometimes use horizontal traffic lights.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 23 Oct. 2024
Since Wing’s drones travel at up to 65mph and aren’t slowed by traffic lights or road congestion, the partnership will potentially bring a best-of-both-worlds approach to autonomous food delivery.
—Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 1 Oct. 2024
CAPTCHAs – which traditionally asks users to identify objects like traffic lights or buses – are vulnerable because AI can now recognize these objects with high accuracy based on their results.
—Gene Marks, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
In Torrance on Saturday afternoon, traffic slowed to a crawl at Hawthorne Boulevard and Carson Street, where traffic lights had gone out.
—Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1912, in the meaning defined above
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“Traffic light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20light. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
traffic light
noun
: a visual signal (as a system of green, yellow, and red lights) for controlling traffic
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