stoplight
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- noun
- /ˈstɑːpˌlaɪt/
- US
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luz de freno
- And then we put we connected the pinball machine of tiny little toy stoplight in a pinball machine to a real stoplight because pinball, right?
- rear stoplight
- mounted rear stoplight
- high-mounted rear stoplight
Examples
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Airbags do not deploy unless you are off a certain speed. If you get rear-ended at a stoplight or stop sign, your airbag will not go off unless your car gets plowed.
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It doesn't help my confusion when I ruminate that I was nearly killed last December 6 when a punk in a stolen car rear-ended me at over 70 mph while I sat at a stoplight on Federal Boulevard.
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Not exactly ideal for going from stoplight to stoplight, is it?
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It's just a little stoplight and it seems a little ridiculous.
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We were at a stoplight and I looked in my mirror...
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Stoplights.
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When the driver pressed the brakes, the stoplight illuminated to alert the car behind.
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The car's stoplight turned on as soon as she applied the brakes at the intersection.
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He noticed the stoplight glow brightly in his rearview mirror when the vehicle in front of him stopped.
Synonyms
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2.2
A red light at the back of a car that comes on when you press the pedal to stop
Surface Forms
Etymology
Stoplight can also mean the red light at the back of a car; it is stop + light, a light that comes on when you brake to 'warn' the drivers behind you, so they know you are stopping.