stop·light

[stop-lahyt]

Origin:
1925–30; stop + light1

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stoplight (ˈstɒpˌlaɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a red light on a traffic signal indicating that vehicles or pedestrians coming towards it should stop
2.  another word for brake light

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Stoplight is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example sentences
Go to end of the ramp and continue straight through the stoplight.
Stay to the left and go straight through the stoplight.
Most roundabouts are also more aesthetically pleasing and cost much less to
  construct than stoplight intersections.
Head east through the first stoplight close to the exit off ramp.
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