stop-go sign

plural stop-go signs

1. A semaphore-like signalling device positioned at a road intersection or pedestrian crossing to indicate when to drive, ride or walk, similar in purpose to a traffic light, often run by a person rather than automatic.

   1923: The Appian Way of America Something practical in the way of uniformity, for instance, would be an auxiliary sign attached to the stop-go sign indicating how a turn should be made.

   3 more examples

   Often a caution signal is better than a stop-go sign

   1929, The Canadian Engineer

   ...the children listened intently while the officer explained what the STOP GO sign meant and how the traffic lights operated.

   1931, National Safety Council, Safety Education

   The little Auto comes to a STOP-GO sign, and waits for the policeman to turn it.

   1934, Lois Lenski, The Little Auto

   Synonyms: stop-go signal