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feu orange — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • amber noun A hard, translucent, yellow-to-brown fossilized tree resin, used in jewellery and sometimes containing preserved insects.

Senses

feu orange is used for these senses in English:

  • amber (British, AU) The intermediate light in a set of three traffic lights, which when illuminated indicates that drivers should stop when safe to do so. See also yellow light.
  • yellow light (US) A traffic light, between the green light and the red light, indicating that vehicles should stop if safely possible.

amber — full definition

  1. noun A hard, translucent, yellow-to-brown fossilized tree resin, used in jewellery and sometimes containing preserved insects.
  2. noun A yellowish-orange colour, like that of the resin.
  3. noun The middle light of a traffic signal, signalling drivers to stop if it is safe to do so.
  4. adj Of a brownish-yellow colour.

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