neon sign

English

A neon sign.

Noun

neon sign (plural neon signs)

1. An illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights in the form of bent glass tubes; the different colours being obtained by adding different noble gases to the neon.
   • 1979, “Downtown”, performed by The B-52's:

     Just listen to the music and the traffic of the city / Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty

Translations

an illuminated sign constructed from fluorescent lights

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 霓虹燈招牌／霓虹灯招牌 (níhóngdēng zhāopái)

• Finnish: valomainos (fi)
• Hungarian: neonreklám (hu), fényreklám (hu)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: letrero de neón m, marquesina (es) f (Latin America)
• Swedish: neonskylt c