amber light
collocation in Englishmeanings of amber and light
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light
noun
uk
/laɪt/us
/laɪt/
the brightness that comes from the sun, fire, etc. and from electrical devices, and that allows things to ...
(Definition of amber and light from the Cambridge English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Examples of amber light
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Report on human cloning through embryo splitting: an amber light.
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The booth contained an amber light directly in front of the infant and two red lights above speakers to the infant's right and left.
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This produced a flashing amber light followed by a pulsating red light for drivers, warning and then ordering them to stop.
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The amber light has been showing for some time and now the red is firmly on.
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Drivers in general should be more careful about observing the amber light.
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There is, as it were, an amber light, an amber label, between the red and the green.
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A variant of this has an amber light between the triangle and the plate.
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The best analogy would be the amber light and not the red light.
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The experiment consisted simply of eliminating the amber light following the red light, and retaining the amber light following the green light.
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Lack of uniformity in the duration of the amber light is imposed by lack of uniformity in width and circumstances of junctions.
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I believe that the drivers are encouraged to go across the crossing when the amber light is blinking.
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The motorist presses an amber light and a green light comes on to tell him when to start taking petrol.
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On the other side of the road there could be a flashing amber light which would be equivalent to a giveway sign.
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So many young people do not heed the amber light but forge ahead through the red lights.
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Surely the time to carry out feasibility studies is now, when the amber light or red light is up.
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One of the worst habits—one sees it every day—is that of jumping the amber light at traffic lights, whether on the "stop"or on the"go".
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The chairman has, however, informed me that the committee have reached the conclusion that the amber light should be retained.
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We intend to make regulations authorising breakdown vehicles to carry flashing lamps showing an amber light visible from all directions.
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The period of duration of the amber light is calculated with reference to the particular traffic conditions of each case.
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During that short period of time an amber light is pulsating towards the motorist approaching the crossing.
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