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green wave

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: grøn bølge — way of timing traffic lights
  • Finnish: vihreä aalto — way of timing traffic lights
  • German: grüne Welle — way of timing traffic lights
  • Polish: zielona fala — way of timing traffic lights
  • Serbo-Croatian: zeleni val — way of timing traffic lights
  • Spanish: onda verde — way of timing traffic lights
  • Swedish: grön våg — way of timing traffic lights