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TRAFFIC SIGNAL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does traffic signal mean?
• TRAFFIC SIGNAL (noun)
The noun TRAFFIC SIGNAL has 1 sense:
1. a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections
Familiarity information: TRAFFIC SIGNAL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
stoplight; traffic light; traffic signal
Hypernyms ("traffic signal" is a kind of...):
light (a visual warning signal)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "traffic signal"):
go-ahead; green light (a signal to proceed)
red light (the signal to stop)
yellow light (the signal to proceed with caution)
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