road sign

American  

[rohd sahyn] / ˈroʊd ˌsaɪn /

noun

road signs plural

1. a sign posted over or next to a road or highway, as to guide or caution motorists, indicate speed limits or distances, advertise nearby services, etc..

   A road sign showed 150 km to Paris.

   We passed a road sign indicating construction ahead.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• road signs
  plural

Etymology

Origin of road sign

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

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road sign

We passed a road sign for Tucker Paving as another plot was getting razed.

From Slate ● Apr. 20, 2026

“It’s heartbreaking because it’s a road sign that we are going backwards.”

From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2026

Mount Vernon, about 40 miles northeast of Columbus, greets visitors with a road sign declaring “America’s hometown.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 17, 2025

In February, a road sign in Monmouthshire directed drivers to "Trefwynwy" - which directly translates to "town egg gas".

From BBC ● Dec. 3, 2024

Cotton was lining up bricks along the edge of the road, and Lenny was swinging a baseball bat at rocks that hit the road sign with a clang.

From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor