Meanings
nounwarning triangle (plural warning triangles)
plural warning triangles
- automotiveA triangle made of (usually) red reflective material, used to warn other road users of a broken-down vehicle.
If your vehicle breaks down, [...] put a warning triangle on the road at least 45 metres (147 feet) behind your broken-down vehicle on the same side of the road.
2007, The Official Highway Code, The Stationery Office, →ISBN, page 91
Translations
Arabic مُثَلَّث التَنْبِيه
- مُثَلَّث التَنْبِيه (muṯallaṯ at-tanbīh)a triangle used to warn other road users
Danish advarselstrekant
- advarselstrekanta triangle used to warn other road users
Dutch gevarendriehoek, gevaarsdriehoek
- gevarendriehoeka triangle used to warn other road users
- gevaarsdriehoeka triangle used to warn other road users
Finnish varoituskolmio
- varoituskolmioa triangle used to warn other road users
French triangle de présignalisation, triangle de sécurité
- triangle de présignalisationa triangle used to warn other road users
- triangle de sécuritéa triangle used to warn other road users
- triangle de dangera triangle used to warn other road users
- triangle de pannea triangle used to warn other road users
German Warndreieck, Pannendreieck
- Warndreiecka triangle used to warn other road users
- Pannendreiecka triangle used to warn other road users
Hungarian elakadásjelző háromszög
- elakadásjelző háromszöga triangle used to warn other road users
Italian triangolo di sicurezza
- triangolo di sicurezzaa triangle used to warn other road users
Russian знак авари́йной остано́вки
- знак авари́йной остано́вки (znak avaríjnoj ostanóvki)a triangle used to warn other road users
Swedish varningstriangel
- varningstriangela triangle used to warn other road users
Cite this entry
APA
warning triangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warning%20triangle
MLA
“warning triangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warning%20triangle. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “warning triangle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warning%20triangle.
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