green wave

noun

A purposefully designed timing of a series of traffic lights to produce a green light for cars travelling at the correct speed as they arrive at the lights.

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Meanings

noungreen wave (plural green waves)

plural green waves

  1. A purposefully designed timing of a series of traffic lights to produce a green light for cars travelling at the correct speed as they arrive at the lights.

Translations

Danish grøn bølge
  • grøn bølgeway of timing traffic lights
Finnish vihreä aalto
  • vihreä aaltoway of timing traffic lights
German grüne Welle
  • grüne Welleway of timing traffic lights
Polish zielona fala
  • zielona falaway of timing traffic lights
Spanish onda verde
  • onda verdeway of timing traffic lights
Swedish grön våg
  • grön vågway of timing traffic lights
Cite this entry
APA

green wave. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20wave

MLA

“green wave.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20wave. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green wave,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20wave.

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