traffic signal box

Definitions

1. Any of the large metal boxes containing traffic signal controls, found at roadsides and intersections, and often made available by the local council for artistic work.
   Australia, US
2. A structure holding traffic lights.

Examples

“A caravan installed at the intersection close⟳ to the existing traffic signal box contains all the processing devices[…].”

“Therefore, we asked the traffic department to install⟳ a vibrating traffic signal box for her to feel⟳ at each side of the street; this is being pursued at the time of this writing.”

“Officers use⟳ only hand signals and a whistle and have⟳ no access to the traffic signal box.”

“At such times, it is hard to define⟳ the relative position of the light⟳ in the traffic signal box. As we know⟳, in the United States, the red light⟳ is on the top and the green at the bottom.”

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