red-light

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adjective

ˈred-ˈlīt

variants or less commonly red light

: relating to or being an area with many brothels or sex workers

Just inside the entrance to "Picasso Érotique," the exhibition's designer has recreated an imagined bordello bedroom as one might have existed in the red-light district of Barcelona in the era of Picasso's youth.—

Arthur C. Danto

In the beginning, entertainment ran more along the lines of saloons, card games and red light activities.—

Jennifer Houghton

red light

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noun

: a warning signal

especially : a red traffic signal

Examples of red-light in a Sentence

Noun the reporter took her glower as a red light and stopped asking questions

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Adjective

During her facials, De Feis, who personalizes each facial using modalities like red-light therapy, peels, and dermaplaning, runs through each client’s skin-care routine. —

Yasmin Gagné, Curbed, 5 July 2024 Here, your options range from a relaxing therapeutic massage, which melted my stress away and left me smelling like fresh air, to a red-light therapy sauna experience. —

Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024

Noun

The display screen gives real-time air quality levels in the form of green, orange, and red lights, and the machine will automatically adjust its cleaning efficiency based on the air quality in the room. —

Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024 The phone rang so frequently that Mintz had to install a second dedicated line in his little house in Laurel Canyon; whenever John or Yoko called, a red light would illuminate. —

Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for red-light