ghost sign

noun

A handpainted advertising sign that has been preserved on a building for an extended period of time and has thus begun to fade.

Meanings

nounghost sign (plural ghost signs)

plural ghost signs

  1. A handpainted advertising sign that has been preserved on a building for an extended period of time and has thus begun to fade.
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APA

ghost sign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20sign

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“ghost sign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20sign. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ghost sign,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ghost%20sign.

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