traffic light or signal light

[skystar30097]

Which one is more common "traffic light or signal light"?

 

[bhaisahab]

Which one is more common "traffic light or signal light"?

It probably depends on context.

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

In these parts we say "traffic lights", occasionally "traffic signals", but mostly just "the lights".

 

[skystar30097]

Excuse me I don't know the difference. For example, in every day conversation do we say there is a "traffic light" in that street?

 

[skystar30097]

Thank you

 

[JMurray]

not a teacher

It's not common for there to be only a single light, so it's more usual to refer to them in the plural.
In everyday conversation I would hear:
There are traffic lights at the corner of our street.
The lights aren't working down at the corner and there's been an accident.
The council put a set of lights on that intersection near the school.

 

[SoothingDave]

Which one is more common "traffic light or signal light"?

Probably "red lights."

 

[UM Chakma]

Sorry for butting in. I have heard "color light" used in Sri Lanka. can it really be used instead or it's a wrong using? Your opinions please.

 

[emsr2d2]

Probably "red lights."

If your traffic lights are permanently red, how does anyone get anywhere? ;-)

 

[emsr2d2]

Sorry for butting in. I have heard "color light" used in Sri Lanka. can it really be used instead or it's a wrong using? Your opinions please.

That doesn't work in standard English.

 

[billmcd]

not a teacher

It's not common for there to be only a single light, so it's more usual to refer to them in the plural.
In everyday conversation I would hear:
There are traffic lights at the corner of our street. In AmE you would more likely hear, "There is a traffic light at the corner of our street".
The lights aren't working down at the corner and there's been an accident.
The council put a set of lights on that intersection near the school. Again, in AmE you would probably hear, "Council put lights (OR traffic lights or a traffic light) at that intersection near the school".

b.

 

[JMurray]

I would also expect to hear billmcd's examples except for the singular "traffic light", which would be unusual in those contexts.