单词 | hazard light |
释义 | > as lemmashazard light hazard light n. (also more fully hazard warning light) any of various lights used to draw attention to potential dangers; spec. (in plural) the front and rear indicator lights of a motor vehicle flashing simultaneously and continuously as a warning to others that the vehicle or something nearby poses a potential danger. ΚΠ 1928 Galveston (Texas) Daily News 1 Oct. b5 Eventual installations for a Class A airport..would include..hazard lights marking such obstructions as creeks, telephone poles, and the like. 1960 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) 3 Jan. ii. 9/3 Dietz lanterns and highway torches..are now supported by a companion line of hazard warning lights specifically designed to flash a danger signal to today's high speed traffic. 1962 New Castle (Pa.) News 17 Oct. 26/1 The new hazard warning lights required for commercial vehicles. 1966 Oneonta (N.Y.) Star 24 Aug. 20/2 Alternate flashing blue lights and standard hazard lights provide adequate identification as an emergency vehicle. 1981 Guardian 29 June 7/3 Switch on your hazard lights to warn other drivers. 2013 T. Weaver Never coming Back (2016) xxiii. 120 There was nowhere to park, so I bumped the car on to the pavement outside, stuck the hazard lights on and headed in. < as lemmas |
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