VividLex

Home / Dictionary / red-light district

red-light district

3 senses · Free VividLex dictionary · Thesaurus

  1. 1. n. a district with many brothels Source: wordnet
  2. 2. A district or neighborhood in which disorderly resorts are frequent; -- so called in allusion to the red light kept in front of many such resorts at night. [Colloq. or Cant] Source: webster
  3. 3. A district or neighborhood in which disorderly resorts arefrequent; -- so called in allusion to the red light kept in front ofmany such resorts at night. [Colloq. or Cant] Source: adambom

Thesaurus links

Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.

From the definitions

Word family

Nearby in the alphabet

Open full thesaurus page for red-light district · Language as a Lens

Explore more

Search dictionary Related words Home
red-letter day
red-necked grebe