amber light
collocation in Englishmeaningsofamberandlight
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amber
adjective
uk/ˈæm.bər/us/ˈæm.bɚ/
yellow-orange or yellow-brown ...
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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 ...
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(Definition ofamberandlightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofamber light
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Report on human cloning through embryo splitting: anamberlight.
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The booth contained anamberlightdirectly 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 flashingamberlightfollowed by a pulsating red light for drivers, warning and then ordering them to stop.
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Theamberlighthas 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 theamberlight.
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There is, as it were, anamberlight, an amber label, between the red and the green.
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A variant of this has anamberlightbetween the triangle and the plate.
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The best analogy would be theamberlightand not the red light.
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The experiment consisted simply of eliminating theamberlightfollowing the red light, and retaining theamberlightfollowing the green light.
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Lack of uniformity in the duration of theamberlightis 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 theamberlightis blinking.
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The motorist presses anamberlightand 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 flashingamberlightwhich would be equivalent to a giveway sign.
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So many young people do not heed theamberlightbut forge ahead through the red lights.
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Surely the time to carry out feasibility studies is now, when theamberlightor red light is up.
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One of the worst habits—one sees it every day—is that of jumping theamberlightat 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 theamberlightshould be retained.
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We intend to make regulations authorising breakdown vehicles to carry flashing lamps showing anamberlightvisible from all directions.
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The period of duration of theamberlightis calculated with reference to the particular traffic conditions of each case.
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During that short period of time anamberlightis pulsating towards the motorist approaching the crossing.
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