stoplight
English
noun
Definitions
- (US) A traffic control signal, traditionally consisting of three lights, colored green, yellow/amber and red, meaning proceed, prepare to stop and stop, respectively.
- A light on the rear of a vehicle that is activated when braking; a brake light.
Etymology
Compound from English stop + English light (not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload).
Origin
English
light
Gloss
not heavy, lacking weight, not weighed down, ignite, very like, come, make less heavy, get down, same as, drop, illuminate, lacking weight mental gravity, shine, lacking mental gravity, weak, pale, bright, lighten, l, luminous, visible, little weight, make bright, dismount, unload
Concept
Semantic Field
The physical world
Ontological Category
Action/Process
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Christmas light English
- Spooklight English
- alight English
- antilight English
- arclight English
- autostop English
- backlight English
- backstop English
- beamstop English
- bedlight English
- belight English
- betalight English
- black light English
- blacklight English
- booklight English
- bookstop English
- candlelight English
- catchlight English
- checkstop English
- crosslight English
- dawnlight English
- daylight English
- deadlight English
- doorstop English
- downlight English
- droplight English
- dummy light English
- dusklight English
- e-stop English
- earthlight English
- enlight English
- enlighten English
- evenlight English
- extragalactic background light English
- feather-light English
- firelight English
- firestop English
- flamelight English
- flashlight English
- floodlight English
- footlight English
- forelight English
- forstop English
- gaslight English
- glowlight English
- ground stop English
- guidelight English
- headlight English
- helistop English
- houselight English
- hyperlight English
- icelight English
- idiot light English
- inlight English
- instop English
- jacklight English
- kilolight English
- lamplight English
- lanternlight English
- leadlight English
- light English
- light along English
- light bulb English
- light due English
- light equation English
- light horse English
- light into English
- light line English
- light money English
- light organ English
- light out English
- light spectrum English
- light up English
- light waterline English
- light-bearing English
- light-fingered English
- light-footed English
- light-headed English
- light-heeled English
- light-horseman English
- light-legged English
- light-minded English
- light-sensitive English
- light-spirited English
- light-struck English
- light-tight English
- light-winged English
- lightable English
- lightbar English
- lightboard English
- lightboat English
- lightbox English
- lightcurve English
- lighten English
- lighter English
- lightest English
- lighteth English
- lightface English
- lightfaced English
- lightfast English
- lightfront English
- lighthead English
- lighthearted English
- lighthouse English
- lightie English
- lighting English
- lightish English
- lightkeeper English
- lightless English
- lightlike English
- lightly English
- lightman English
- lightmans English
- lightmap English
- lightmapping English
- lightmonger English
- lightness English
- lightpath English
- lightplane English
- lightpost English
- lightproof English
- lightray English
- lightroom English
- lightsaber English
- lightscape English
- lightshade English
- lightshift English
- lightship English
- lightskin English
- lightskirt English
- lightsome English
- lightspeed English
- lightstick English
- lightstrip English
- lightvessel English
- lightweight English
- lightwell English
- lightwood English
- lightwork English
- lightworker English
- limelight English
- looplight English
- lovelight English
- lowlight English
- matchlight English
- microlight English
- mislight English
- misstop English
- moonlight English
- multilight English
- multistop English
- nightlight English
- non-stop English
- nonlight English
- nonstop English
- noonlight English
- overlight English
- owllight English
- penlight English
- pit stop English
- pocketlight English
- porchlight English
- portlight English
- prelight English
- quarterlight English
- relight English
- ringlight English
- ripstop English
- rockstop English
- rushlight English
- safelight English
- sea-light English
- searchlight English
- shortstop English
- sidelight English
- skylight English
- snowlight English
- spacelight English
- spotlight English
- starlight English
- stop English
- stop-tap English
- stopband English
- stopbank English
- stopblock English
- stopboard English
- stopcheck English
- stopcock English
- stopgap English
- stopless English
- stopover English
- stoppable English
- stoppage English
- stopped English
- stopper English
- stoppest English
- stoppeth English
- stoppie English
- stopple English
- stopsign English
- stopstreet English
- stopwatch English
- stopword English
- straylight English
- streetlight English
- striplight English
- sub-light English
- sunlight English
- superlight English
- taillight English
- tealight English
- thunderlight English
- top light English
- toplight English
- torchlight English
- tramstop English
- tubelight English
- twilight English
- ultralight English
- unlight English
- unstop English
- unstoppability English
- uplight English
- warlight English
- watchlight English
- waterstop English
- waxlight English
- whistlestop English
- windowlight English
- Licht German
- stop Hungarian
- stop Italian
- stoppare Italian
- auto-stop French
- autostop French
- light French
- stop French
- стоп Russian
- light Spanish, Castilian
- stop Spanish, Castilian
- stop Portuguese
- *stuppōną Proto-Germanic
- ストップ Japanese
- light Middle English
- stoppen Middle English
- stop Irish
- στοπ Greek (modern)
- stopio Welsh
- stop Latvian
- stopohem Albanian
- layita Xhosa
- lait Tok Pisin
- stap Tok Pisin
- stapim Tok Pisin
- stoppen Low German
- layida Swati
- leti Sranan Tongo
- ليت Gulf Arabic
- stoppar Interlingua
- laatɩ Farefare
- stop
- light
- unstop
- e-stop
- alight
- instop
- stopgap
- forstop
- uplight
- belight
- lightie
- relight
- unlight
- inlight
- lighten
- lightly
- stopper
- stopple
- stoppie
- nonstop
- stopped
- ripstop
- lighter
- misstop
- enlight
- nonlight
- lighting
- gaslight
- firestop
- mislight
- pit stop
- stoppeth
- daylight
- light up
- owllight
- doorstop
- rockstop
- lightray
- lighteth
- stop-tap
- stoppest
- skylight
- lightbar
- stopless
- sunlight
- stopband
- helistop
- backstop
- prelight
- lightbox
- lightman
- toplight
- autostop
- arclight
- warlight
- stopbank
- penlight
- beamstop
- lowlight
- lightish
- stopsign
- stopover
- non-stop
- twilight
- stopcock
- tealight
- tramstop
- stopword
- waxlight
- lightmap
- bookstop
- stoppage
- lightest
- icelight
- bedlight
- limelight
- dawnlight
- footlight
- lightness
- safelight
- lightable
- lightboat
- lightpath
- lightlike
- lightfast
- backlight
- lightwood
- lightface
- lightwell
- stopcheck
- shortstop
- spotlight
- glowlight
- lighthead
- lightship
- sidelight
- lightsome
- evenlight
- checkstop
- lightwork
- multistop
- jacklight
- betalight
- starlight
- tubelight
- looplight
- sea-light
- stopboard
- headlight
- overlight
- lightpost
- leadlight
- snowlight
- downlight
- waterstop
- droplight
- lightroom
- deadlight
- portlight
- lightless
- sub-light
- ringlight
- firelight
- lamplight
- lightmans
- moonlight
- antilight
- top light
- stopblock
- stoppable
- dusklight
- noonlight
- rushlight
- enlighten
- lovelight
- kilolight
- forelight
- booklight
- light out
- taillight
- light due
- stopwatch
- lightskin
- floodlight
- lightshift
- stopstreet
- crosslight
- houselight
- lightcurve
- lightproof
- lightstick
- lightskirt
- lightscape
- multilight
- lightfaced
- Spooklight
- spacelight
- lightboard
- earthlight
- straylight
- guidelight
- flamelight
- catchlight
- light line
- lightplane
- ultralight
- superlight
- lightspeed
- lightstrip
- flashlight
- hyperlight
- lightshade
- striplight
- lightfront
- light into
- porchlight
- lighthouse
- lightsaber
- matchlight
- nightlight
- microlight
- blacklight
- light bulb
- torchlight
- watchlight
- ground stop
- streetlight
- windowlight
- lightweight
- light organ
- idiot light
- light along
- dummy light
- lightworker
- whistlestop
- lightvessel
- pocketlight
- light horse
- lightkeeper
- light-tight
- candlelight
- lightmonger
- searchlight
- light money
- black light
- light-footed
- lighthearted
- lightmapping
- light-struck
- light-headed
- light-winged
- light-heeled
- quarterlight
- light-minded
- thunderlight
- light-legged
- lanternlight
- feather-light
- light-bearing
- unstoppability
- light-fingered
- light-spirited
- light spectrum
- light-horseman
- light equation
- light-sensitive
- Christmas light
- light waterline
- extragalactic background light