Synonyms

hazard lights

British

plural noun

Also called: hazard warning lights. hazards. the indicator lights of a motor vehicle when flashing simultaneously to indicate that the vehicle is stationary and temporarily obstructing the traffic

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Example Sentences

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I put on the hazard lights – as did the driver in front, and the two vehicles behind.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

One question: Did the federal government’s seal of approval for Tricolor cause investors to ignore hazard lights?

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

People walked their dogs wearing masks and sunglasses while 18-wheelers followed by trucks flashing hazard lights rumbled past.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2023

King, the trauma medical director, immediately turned around and sped through Lewiston's streets with his hazard lights flashing, arriving to discover what he later described in an interview as a nightmarish scene.

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023

Dayah points through the darkening distance to a white van that’s pulled off the road, hazard lights flashing.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell

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