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TURN SIGNAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does turn signal mean? 

TURN SIGNAL (noun)
  The noun TURN SIGNAL has 1 sense:

1. a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turnplay

  Familiarity information: TURN SIGNAL used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TURN SIGNAL (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

blinker; trafficator; turn indicator; turn signal

Hypernyms ("turn signal" is a kind of...):

visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)

Holonyms ("turn signal" is a part of...):

electrical system (equipment in a motor vehicle that provides electricity to start the engine and ignite the fuel and operate the lights and windshield wiper and heater and air conditioner and radio)


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