traffic signal

noun

: a signal (such as a traffic light) for controlling traffic

Examples of traffic signal in a Sentence

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Once the link between the two roads is completed, there will be an additional travel lane in each direction, sidewalks on both sides, and traffic signals. Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025 Likewise, bicyclists who run red lights and stop signs, make right or left turns from the wrong lane, ride outside their bike lane and ignore bike traffic signals are just asking for trouble. Chicago Tribune, 20 Jan. 2025 In the plan's first year The city will begin implementing bus service enhancements, safety and lighting improvements, and sidewalk and traffic signal upgrades. Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024 Designed by John Peake Knight, a railway manager from Nottingham, the traffic signal was based on the semaphore system common at rail intersections. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for traffic signal 

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of traffic signal was in 1893

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“Traffic signal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20signal. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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traffic signal

noun
: a signal (as a traffic light) for controlling traffic

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