- 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
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Back on the other side of town back near Union Station, two cars stopped at the station with their blinkers on during a Thursday afternoon stop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2026
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
“I’ll keep the blinkers on, put on the hat and just get in the ring.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
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
The reins, the halters, the blinkers, the degrading nosebags, were thrown on to the rubbish fire which was burning in the yard.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
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