turn signal

noun

Each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate the vehicle is moving left or right.

“The hazard lights turn on all the turn signals.”

Meanings

nounturn signal (plural turn signals)

plural turn signals

  1. USautomotiveEach of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate the vehicle is moving left or right.

    The hazard lights turn on all the turn signals.

    Synonyms: blinker, indicator, directional, directional signal, direction indicator, trafficator, turn indicator, winker

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEach of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate the vehicle is moving left or right.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn

Broader
visual signal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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