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traffic light

 
 
noun [plural] (also lights)

Definition

a set of red, green, and yellow lights that is used to stop and start traffic: [usually plural] Turn left at the traffic lights.
(Definition of traffic light noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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