trafficator
English
Etymology
Noun
trafficator (plural trafficators)
- A blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which it is about to turn.
- 2014, Chris Ekpekurede, Laughing Over Serious Matters: Stories to Make You Laugh and Reflect:
- There were vehicles following me, of course, but was any of them trailing me? […] Without any warning, and without signalling with the trafficator, I took a sudden right turn, hoping to shake off my trailer.
- (historical) A semaphore device with a steady light that served the same purpose on early vehicles.
Synonyms
- blinker (informal)
- directional
- directional signal
- indicator (British, Australian)
- turn indicator
- turn signal (mostly US)
Translations
blinking light — see indicator
semaphore
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