variants
or less commonly red light
: relating to or being an area with many brothels or sex workers
Just inside the entrance to "Picasso Érotique," the exhibition's designer has recreated an imagined bordello bedroom as one might have existed in the red-light district of Barcelona in the era of Picasso's youth.—
Arthur C. Danto
Arthur C. DantoIn the beginning, entertainment ran more along the lines of saloons, card games and red light activities.—Jennifer Houghton
Jennifer Houghton
: a warning signal
especially
: a red traffic signal
Examples of red-light in a Sentence
Noun
the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions
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Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
And there are several red-light therapy devices and LED masks on the market, such as the Omnilux Contour or Dr. Dennis Gross DRx SpectraLite FaceWare Pro.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025
Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Tesla owners routinely upload video of their vehicles doing dangerous maneuvers while operating in FSD mode, like nearly colliding with other vehicles on a highway exit ramp in New Jersey or running red lights in China.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
America’s cities were notorious for red-light districts where impoverished young immigrant women seeking social freedom were lured into prostitution.
—Peter Zablocki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Mar. 2025
And there are several red-light therapy devices and LED masks on the market, such as the Omnilux Contour or Dr. Dennis Gross DRx SpectraLite FaceWare Pro.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
Netflix’s first season of Temptation Island was filled with cheating men, frustrated women, and lots of flashing red lights as folks repeatedly hooked up in an outdoor tent.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, Tesla owners routinely upload video of their vehicles doing dangerous maneuvers while operating in FSD mode, like nearly colliding with other vehicles on a highway exit ramp in New Jersey or running red lights in China.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Red-light.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red-light. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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