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"ref": "2014, Chris Ekpekurede, Laughing Over Serious Matters: Stories to Make You Laugh and Reflect",
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"(Nigeria, automotive) A blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which it is about to turn."
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"(historical) A semaphore device with a steady light that served the same purpose on early vehicles."
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"Britain",
"New-Zealand"
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"word": "turn indicator"
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"word": "turn signal"
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"word": "suuntaviitta"
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"sense": "semaphore",
"word": "Winker"
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"sense": "semaphore",
"word": "retningsviser"
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"sense": "semaphore",
"word": "riktningsvisare"
}
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"word": "trafficator"
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