- 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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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 trimmed down my team too as I was moving at 100mph with the blinkers on. It has taken a bit of time but now I'm here."
From BBC ● Nov. 21, 2025
That, plus the addition of blinkers, is not enough to help him here.
From New York Times ● May 19, 2022
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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