turn signal

American  

Or turn-signal

noun

• turn signals
  plural

1. any of four signal lights on the front left, front right, rear left, and rear right of an automotive vehicle that, when actuated by the driver, flash in pairs on the side toward which a turn is to be made.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• turn signals
  plural

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Example Sentences

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turn signal

First, however, they must master the left-grip position, where the turn signal doubles as a selector for menus appearing in the 6.5-inch TFT screen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

You, bicycling fast in the bike lane, could plainly see our car braking with our turn signal on to make a right.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 17, 2023

Introduced in 2015, the system included such advanced features as allowing drivers to change lanes by tapping a turn signal and parallel parking on command.

From Reuters ● Apr. 6, 2023

His question: “Why do drivers in LA refuse to use their turn signal? In any capacity.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2022

Looking around the abandoned small towns we drove through, glancing at the gas level, fiddling with the turn signal, fingers dancing on the steering wheel.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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