"amber light" meaning in All languages combined

See amber light on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: amber lights [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} amber light (plural amber lights)
  1. (British) 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. Tags: British
    Sense id: en-amber_light-en-noun-TTr8FMRi Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 36 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 37 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 36 10
  2. (British, idiomatic) Hesitance to proceed; limited approval or permission to proceed. Tags: British, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-amber_light-en-noun-PMBQb6yx Categories (other): British English
  3. (US, dated) A yellow light. Tags: US, dated Categories (topical): Roads
    Sense id: en-amber_light-en-noun-KrjOP0FS Disambiguation of Roads: 34 5 61 Categories (other): American English

Inflected forms

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