traffic signal

noun

: a signal (such as a traffic light) for controlling traffic

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City officials have received $12 million in grants to begin safety improvements on Florin Road, including adding traffic signals and a pedestrian crossing near Luther Burbank High School. Ryan Lillis, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025 Motor-vehicle crashes also tend to rise during power outages, likely because traffic signals and street lights aren't working. Maria Godoy, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025 The harsh winds ripped traffic signal lights off of their support poles, blew down a lamp post in the Scotts Valley Target parking lot and knocked over electrical power poles, cutting off power and snarling traffic throughout the afternoon. Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 14 Dec. 2024 Dickerson would get more funding for reconfigured streets, sidewalks, crosswalks and adaptive traffic signals. Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for traffic signal 

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of traffic signal was in 1893

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“Traffic signal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20signal. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.

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traffic signal

noun
: a signal (as a traffic light) for controlling traffic

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