Definitions for red-light

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red-light red-light

Spelling: [red-lahyt]

IPA: /ˈrɛdˈlaɪt/

Red-Light is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 4 points.

You can make 261 anagrams from letters in red-light (-deghilrt).

Definitions for red-light

noun

1. a red lamp, used as a traffic signal to mean “stop.”.
2. an order or directive to halt an action, project, etc.:
3. a children's running game in which players must stop when “Red light!” is called.
4. a signal of danger; warning.

verb (used with object)

1. Informal. to stop or deter by means of or as if with a red light.

Origin of red-light

First recorded in 1895-1900

Examples for red-light

You turn your red-light and hold everything that comes along.

Police now acknowledge that the red-light district has mutated into a global hub for human trafficking and money laundering.

A red-light camera program in Chicago reportedly brought in $69 million in 2010.

Many Joycean academics agree that even after he met Nora and moved to Trieste, the red-light romps continued.

“red-light and speed-safety cameras only generate revenue when drivers exceed the speed limit or run red lights,” Territo said.

It buys no votes and it makes no canvass in the red-light districts.

I would start in at once to elevate, purify, and depopulate the red-light district.

The "stockade" was famous among the red-light institutions of the country.

“Scarlet Town,” a dark and hypnotic ballad, depicts a red-light district of the soul, with a hushed and craggy croon.

Vice required more alluring quarters than these for profitable pursuit of its red-light trade.