hazard light

English

Noun

hazard light (plural hazard lights)

1. One of multiple lights fitted to the front and rear of a vehicle, used to warn other drivers of a dangerous situation, typically when the vehicle is not working properly.

   Synonyms: hazard warning light, (plural only) hazards

Translations

one of multiple lights

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• Dutch: waarschuwingslichten (nl) pl
• Finnish: hätävilkku (fi) (car or other vehicle); varoitusvalo, hätävalo (general)
• French: feux de détresse (fr) m pl
• German: Warnblinklicht n
• Italian: quattro freccie f pl
• Polish: światło awaryjne n
• Swedish: varningsblinker c
• Ukrainian: (formal) аварі́йна світлова́ сигналіза́ція f (avaríjna svitlová syhnalizácija), (colloquial) аварі́йка (avaríjka)

See also

• park light, parking light
• dipped headlight, low-beam
• high-beam

Further reading

• “hazard light”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “hazard light”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “hazard light” (US) / “hazard light” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “hazard lights”, in Collins English Dictionary.
• “hazard lights”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “hazard lights” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.