turn indicator
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of turn indicator
First recorded in 1915–20
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A pioneer of air instruments and of blind flying, Lawrence Sperry invented such indispensable aids to flight as the gyropilot, bank & turn indicator, early efficient parachute.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the driver flicks his turn indicator at night, the cornering light floods the area into which he is turning with a wide, low arc of light.
From Time Magazine Archive
He put on his turn indicator and pulled back out into the lane.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
And if we were supposed to fly in anything but clear weather, we'd need a bank and turn indicator and an artificial horizon.
From Smugglers' Reef by John Blaine
Bell kept his eyes on the bank and turn indicator, glancing now and then at the altimeter.
From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 by Harry Bates
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