"trafficator" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: trafficators [plural]
Etymology: From traffic + -ator. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|traffic|-ator}} traffic + -ator Head templates: {{en-noun}} trafficator (plural trafficators)
  1. (Nigeria, automotive) A blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which it is about to turn. Tags: Nigeria Categories (topical): Automotive Synonyms: blinker [informal], directional, directional signal, direction indicator, indicator [Australia, Britain, New-Zealand], turn indicator, turn signal [US]
    Sense id: en-trafficator-en-noun-ejLpewCL Categories (other): Nigerian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ator, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ator: 64 36 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 65 35 Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
  2. (historical) A semaphore device with a steady light that served the same purpose on early vehicles. Tags: historical Translations (semaphore): suuntaviitta (Finnish), Winker (German), retningsviser (Norwegian), riktningsvisare (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-trafficator-en-noun-FktwroSq Disambiguation of 'semaphore': 25 75

Inflected forms

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