Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

amber light

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.95 in modern English

Syllables: am-ber -light
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An amber-coloured traffic light indicating that vehicles should stop unless it is unsafe to do so, approximately equivalent to the yellow light in the US.

British usage

noun

Hesitance to proceed; limited approval or permission to proceed.

British usage

noun

A yellow light.

American usage; Dated

Example Sentences

"[In 1947 Chicago:] Then the changing traffic lights seemed to warn no one but himself: STOP. And so waited prudently, though there was no traffic in sight and the wind so bitter, till the amber light counseled him to look both ways, for enemy and friend alike, before crossing carefully."

Usage

British usage
American usage
Dated

Inflected Forms

amber lights (plural)

Questions

What does amber light mean?: An amber-coloured traffic light indicating that vehicles should stop unless it is unsafe to do so, approximately equivalent to the yellow light in the US.

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