Road and traffic signals and crossings

Canadian a traffic signal that allows traffic coming towards it to turn left

a post with a round orange light on top that flashes on and off, used in the UK as a warning to drivers that there is a Zebra crossing (=a special place where cars must stop when people cross the road)

box junction (noun)

British a place where two roads cross each other, with a yellow box painted on the road surface where you must not stop

circus (noun)

British a circular area in a town where several streets cross one another

cone (noun)

a plastic object shaped like a cone that is put in the road to prevent traffic from driving or stopping somewhere

cross (verb)

to go from one side of something such as a road or river to the other

crossing (noun)

a place where you are allowed to cross something such as a road or border

crossroads (noun)

a place where one road crosses another

crosswalk (noun)

American a pedestrian crossing

filter (noun)

British a traffic light that gives a separate signal to traffic turning in a particular direction

go through a red light ()

to not stop when there is a red traffic light

green light (noun)

a signal that gives traffic permission to move forward

jaywalking (noun)

a dangerous or illegal way of crossing a street at a place where cars do not usually stop. Someone who does this is called a jaywalker.

junction (noun)

British a place where one road crosses or joins another. The usual American word is intersection

level crossing (noun)

British a place where a road crosses a railway and gates are used to stop cars when a train is coming

light (noun)

one of a set of traffic lights

lollipop lady (noun)

Britishinformal a woman whose job is to help people to cross the road safely, especially children going to and from school

lollipop man (noun)

Britishinformal a man whose job is to help people to cross the road safely, especially children going to and from school

pedestrian crossing (noun)

British an area where vehicles must stop for people who are walking across the street

pelican crossing (noun)

British a place for crossing a road where you can stop traffic by pushing a button to operate a set of traffic lights

railroad crossing (noun)

American a level crossing

red light (noun)

a red traffic light

right of way (noun)

the legal right to pass in front of other vehicles when entering or crossing a road

road sign (noun)

a sign that gives information to drivers

robot (noun)

South Africaninformal a set of traffic lights

rotary (noun)

American a traffic roundabout

run a (red) light ()

to continue driving even though a traffic light is red and you should stop

signal (noun)

a piece of equipment with coloured lights on it that tells the driver of a vehicle to stop, go, or slow down

stoplight (noun)

American traffic lights

stopstreet (noun)

South African a place where streets cross each other and drivers must stop before going across

subway (noun)

British a tunnel that people can walk through to go under a street

T-intersection (noun)

American a T-junction

traffic cone (noun)

an orange pointed object put on a road to keep traffic away, for example while the road is being repaired

traffic island (noun)

an area in the middle of a road where you can wait until it is safe to cross to the other side

traffic lights (noun)

a set of red, yellow, and green lights that control traffic

zebra crossing (noun)

British a set of black and white lines across a road showing where vehicles must stop when people want to cross the road

Synonyms and antonyms of Road and traffic signals and crossings in British Thesaurus