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YELLOW LIGHT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The signal to proceed with caution
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("yellow light" is a kind of...):
stoplight; traffic light; traffic signal (a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections)
Context examples:
Turning round we saw a little rat-faced fellow standing in the centre of the circle of yellow light which was thrown by the swinging lamp, while Breckinridge, the salesman, framed in the door of his stall, was shaking his fists fiercely at the cringing figure.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He reached up on tiptoes and peered over a circle of heads into the garage which was lit only by a yellow light in a swinging wire basket overhead. Then he made a harsh sound in his throat and with a violent thrusting movement of his powerful arms pushed his way through.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
