road sign

noun

A sign for the control of traffic or the information of drivers.

“The road signs on motorways are particularly clear and well lit at night.”

Meanings

nounroad sign (plural road signs)

plural road signs

  1. A sign for the control of traffic or the information of drivers.

    The road signs on motorways are particularly clear and well lit at night.

    1 more example

    The organization pointed out that for speed assistance systems to work accurately, there must be clear and visible road signs placed at regular intervals.

    This changes everything – the mandatory device in your car that won’t let you exceed the speed limit, Unión Rayo US, 24/09/2024

Translations

Arabic عَلَامَةُ طَرِيق, لَافِتَةُ مُرُور
  • عَلَامَةُ طَرِيق (ʕalāmatu ṭarīq)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • لَافِتَةُ مُرُور (lāfitatu murūr)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Basque trafiko seinale
  • trafiko seinalesign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Bengali রোড সাইন, ট্র্যাফিক সাইন
  • রোড সাইন (rōḍ śain)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • ট্র্যাফিক সাইন (ṭrjaphik śain)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Bulgarian пъ́тен знак
  • пъ́тен знак (pắten znak)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Catalan senyal de trànsit
  • senyal de trànsitsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Chinese Mandarin 交通標誌 /交通标志, 路標 /路标
  • 交通標誌 /交通标志 (jiāotōng biāozhì)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • 路標 /路标 (lùbiāo)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Czech dopravní značka
  • dopravní značkasign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Danish vejskilt, trafikskilt
  • vejskiltsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • trafikskiltsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • færdselstavlesign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • anvisningstavlesign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Dutch wegaanduiding, verkeersbord
  • wegaanduidingsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • verkeersbordsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Esperanto vojsigno
  • vojsignosign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Estonian liiklusmärk
  • liiklusmärksign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Finnish liikennemerkki
  • liikennemerkkisign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
French panneau de signalisation
  • panneau de signalisationsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
German Verkehrszeichen, Verkehrsschild
  • Verkehrszeichensign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Verkehrsschildsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Verkehrshinweisschildsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Verkehrstafelsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • Verkehrshinweistafelsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Greek πινακίδα
  • πινακίδα (pinakída)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Hebrew תַּמְרוּר
  • תַּמְרוּר (tamrúr)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Hindi यातायात संकेत, ट्रैफ़िक साइन
  • यातायात संकेत (yātāyāt saṅket)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • ट्रैफ़िक साइन (ṭraifik sāin)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • सड़क संकेत (saṛak saṅket)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • रोड साइन (roḍ sāin)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Hungarian útjelző, jelzőtábla
  • útjelzősign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • jelzőtáblasign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Icelandic umferðarmerki
  • umferðarmerkisign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Indonesian rambu lalu lintas, rambu jalan
  • rambu lalu lintassign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • rambu jalansign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Irish comhartha tráchta
  • comhartha tráchtasign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Italian segnale stradale, cartello stradale
  • segnale stradalesign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • cartello stradalesign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • segnaletica stradalesign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Japanese 道路標識
  • 道路標識 (dōro hyōshiki)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Korean 도로표지, 도로표지판
  • 도로표지 (doropyoji)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • 도로표지판 (doropyojipan)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • 교통표지 (gyotongpyoji)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Latvian ceļa rādītājs, ceļazīme
  • ceļa rādītājssign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • ceļazīmesign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Lithuanian kelio ženklas
  • kelio ženklassign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Malay tanda lalu lintas
  • tanda lalu lintassign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Norwegian Bokmål veiskilt, vegskilt
  • veiskiltsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • vegskiltsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • trafikkskiltsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Polish znak drogowy
  • znak drogowysign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Romanian indicator rutier
  • indicator rutiersign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Russian доро́жный знак
  • доро́жный знак (doróžnyj znak)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Slovak dopravná značka
  • dopravná značkasign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Spanish señal de tránsito, señal de tráfico
  • señal de tránsitosign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • señal de tráficosign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Swedish vägskylt, vägmärke
  • vägskyltsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • vägmärkesign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Tagalog palimpin
  • palimpinsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Thai เครื่องหมายจราจร, ป้ายจราจร
  • เครื่องหมายจราจร (krʉ̂ʉang-mǎai-jà-raa-jɔɔn)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • ป้ายจราจร (bpâai-jà-raa-jɔɔn)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Turkish yol işareti
  • yol işaretisign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Ukrainian доро́жній знак
  • доро́жній знак (doróžnij znak)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Urdu نِشانِ راہ, ٹْرَیفِک سائِن
  • نِشانِ راہ (niśān-i rāh)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • ٹْرَیفِک سائِن (ṭraifik sāin)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • ٹْرافِک سائِن (ṭrāfik sāin)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
  • روڈ سائِن (roḍ sāin)sign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Vietnamese biến báo giao thông
  • biến báo giao thôngsign for traffic control or driver information — see also traffic sign
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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