"advanced green" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: advanced greens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} advanced green (plural advanced greens)
  1. (Canada) In some jurisdictions, a type of traffic light signal, in which the green light initially flashes while the matching light for oncoming traffic remains red, signalling drivers that they may make an unobstructed turn across the oncoming lane while the flashing continues. Tags: Canada
    Sense id: en-advanced_green-en-noun-mdrj64vi Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header

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