yellow light
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Pronunciation[edit]
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Noun[edit]
yellow light (plural yellow lights)
- (US) A traffic light, between the green light and the red light, indicating that vehicles should stop if safely possible.
- (idiomatic) Hesitance to proceed; limited approval or permission to proceed.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see yellow, light.
Synonyms[edit]
- (traffic light): amber light (dated in US; slightly different meaning to traffic in Britain)
Holonyms[edit]
- stoplight, stop light (= traffic light)
- traffic light
- traffic signal
Coordinate terms[edit]
- green light
- red light
- stoplight, stop light (= red light)
Translations[edit]
traffic light between the green light and the red light
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