- plural of blinker.
blinkers
Britishplural noun
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Usual US and Canadian word: blinders. (sometimes singular) leather sidepieces attached to a horse's bridle to prevent sideways vision
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a slang word for goggle
Example Sentences
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But even he has blinkers on: Yes, 1975 might have been a great, great time in New York, despite garbage strikes, crime rates and municipal bankruptcy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
In June last year, a Chinese navy vessel flashed blue lights and blinkers at a Philippine coastguard tugboat, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2023
That, plus the addition of blinkers, is not enough to help him here.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2022
To dismiss any role for biological factors is to don a different set of blinkers.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2022
She braked hard beside us, put on her blinkers and jumped out of the car.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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