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- noun US A traffic control signal, traditionally consisting of three lights colored green, yellow/
amber and red meaning proceed, prepare to stop and stop respectively.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop
- noun a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections
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Examples
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A metric called the stoplight process red, yellow, green was set up to track whether actions agreed upon in Afghanistan and Iraq were being implemented or whether policy needed to be adjusted or changed.
In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009
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A metric called the stoplight process red, yellow, green was set up to track whether actions agreed upon in Afghanistan and Iraq were being implemented or whether policy needed to be adjusted or changed.
In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009
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A metric called the stoplight process red, yellow, green was set up to track whether actions agreed upon in Afghanistan and Iraq were being implemented or whether policy needed to be adjusted or changed.
In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009
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A metric called the stoplight process red, yellow, green was set up to track whether actions agreed upon in Afghanistan and Iraq were being implemented or whether policy needed to be adjusted or changed.
In the Shadow of the Oval Office Ivo H. Daalder 2009
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Diann told me that last time she drove him, he asked if a stoplight were a semaphore.
Never Change Elizabeth Berg 2001
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Diann told me that last time she drove him, he asked if a stoplight were a semaphore.
Never Change Elizabeth Berg 2001
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Diann told me that last time she drove him, he asked if a stoplight were a semaphore.
Never Change Elizabeth Berg 2001
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The woman, however, said the stoplight was her first opportunity to jump from the van.
Madison.com - top 2009
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"It turns out the same sound that irritates me when someone pulls up next to me at a stoplight is the same sound that irritates the fish," Holderman said.
Home By TRACIE CONE 2009
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"It turns out the same sound that irritates me when someone pulls up next to me at a stoplight is the same sound that irritates the fish," Holderman said.
Home 2009
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