stoplight

Intersection color signal

A stoplight is a traffic signal that controls the flow of vehicles at intersections, cycling through red, yellow, and green lights.

Red means stop, green means go, yellow means the light is about to change.

Also called a traffic light.

Turn left at the next stoplight.

intersection

crossroads

Meeting of routes

crosswalk · turn lane · left turn · right turn · pedestrian · boulevard · avenue · thoroughfare · interchange · overpass

signal

signal

Message-conveying cue

beacon · lamp · bulb · lens · semaphore · crossing signal · pedestrian signal · LED · amber · yellow

red

halt

Complete sudden stop

pause · delay · idle · gridlock · impatience · countdown · ticket · violation · running · hesitation

green

go

Move from here

clear · flow · movement · progress · permission · right-of-way · momentum · relief · transition · timing

Categories
Opposites
traffic control method

stoplightcrossing guard

Pedestrian safety official

traffic cop · flagman · traffic warden · roundabout · yield sign

movement instruction

stoplightgreen light

Authorization to proceed

greenlight · all-clear · open road

road flow condition

stoplightopen road

Unobstructed route ahead

freeway · highway · expressway

Family

stoplights

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G