traffic light
- (also light) nounADJECTIVE▪ amber (BrE), green, red, yellow (AmE)▪ temporary▪
There are temporary traffic lights because of the roadworks.
… OF TRAFFIC LIGHTS▪ set▪Turn left at the third set of traffic lights.
VERB + TRAFFIC LIGHT▪ go through, jump▪He was stopped by the police for going through a red light.
TRAFFIC LIGHT + VERB▪ change (to sth), go green, etc., turn green, etc., turn to green, etc.▪A line of vehicles waited for the traffic lights to change.
▪Stop when the lights change to red.
▪ be green, etc., be on green, etc. (both esp. BrE)▪The lights were on red but she didn't stop.
▪ work▪The traffic lights weren't working.
PREPOSITION▪ at the traffic lights▪There was a hold-up at the lights.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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