road sign

American  

[rohd sahyn] / ˈroʊd ˌsaɪn /

noun

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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Etymology

Origin of road sign

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

The best it can do for jokes is endless animal wordplay—a road sign reading “Gnu Jersey,” a bacchanal dubbed “Burning Mammal.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

He has collected the autographs of many of the stars on a Brookside Close road sign.

From BBC

Michelle Froome said her husband's injuries - sustained after he collided head-on with a road sign at more than 30mph - were "obviously a lot more serious than some broken bones".

From BBC

But the first road sign on the two-lane highway announcing your arrival in the town name-checks only the Lady Giants, the 2021 state champions.

From Slate