road sign

American

[rohd sahyn] / ˈroʊd ˌsaɪn /

noun

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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

road signs

plural

Etymology

Origin of road sign

First recorded in 1810–20

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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

"Changes in road laws should be made clear, rather than expecting people to play 'spot the missing road sign'."

From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2025

At one crossing we could actually see a road sign that said Strap 1/4 mile and East Strap 1/2 mile.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff

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