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turn signal

turn signal noun: each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate the vehicle is moving left or right.

turn signal: each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate the vehicle is...
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Noun

turn signal (plural turn signals)

  1. (US) Each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate the vehicle is moving left or right.
    • The hazard lights turn on all the turn signals.

Synonyms of turn signal

All synonyms of turn signal

Forms of turn signal

pluralturn signals

Questions about turn signal

What does turn signal mean?
Turn signal means each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate the vehicle is moving left or right.
What part of speech is turn signal?
Turn signal is a noun.
What is the plural of turn signal?
The plural of turn signal is turn signals.

Words near turn signal in the dictionary

  1. turn pear-shaped
  2. turn queen's evidence
  3. turn round
  4. turn rusty
  5. turn shoe
  6. turn signal
  7. turn signals
  8. turn someone's crank
  9. turn someone's head
  10. turn something into an art form
  11. turn south

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