| 释义 |
trafficator|ˈtræfɪkeɪtə(r)|
[f. traffic n. + indicator.]
A signal arm of a type formerly attached to either side of a motor vehicle, which could be raised and illuminated to indicate the direction in which the vehicle was about to turn; also applied loosely to modern indicators (see indicator 3 g).
1933Autocar 13 Oct. 733/1 (caption) The Lucas Trafficator is concealed when not in use. 1935Times 17 Oct. 8/4 The least expensive Morris Eight is the two-seater which sells at {pstlg}118, or {pstlg}120 10s. with bumpers and trafficators. 1945Autocar Handbk. (ed. 18) x. 196 The Trafficator arm is generally retained by some positive catch arrangement so long as it lies within its sheath, though other patterns leave the arm free so that it may be pulled out without injury. 1976J. I. M. Stewart Memorial Service x. 167 He had actually flicked up a hand—jerkily, like an old-fashioned ‘trafficator’ on a car—in greeting. 1982N. J. Crisp Brink i. 28 Jenkins signalled a right turn... The trafficators clicked. |