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hazard lights [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Equipment (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

[The] lights at the front and back of a car that turn on and off repeatedly to warn other drivers of danger.

OBS

emergency flashers; four-way flashers; hazard warning flashers: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Feux intermittents pour signaler [aux autres conducteurs] une situation de danger, notamment en cas de panne ou d'accident.

OBS

feux de détresse : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo de seguridad (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
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