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A faux-Germanization of blinking lights, invoking German blinken (“blink, flash”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A flashing light or beacon light. Full definition →
A faux-Germanization of blinking lights, invoking German blinken (“blink, flash”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.