"warning sign" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: warning signs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} warning sign (plural warning signs)
  1. A sign that indicates a danger, for example to vehicles on a road or of hazardous chemicals. Categories (topical): Signs Translations (sign that indicates a danger): varoitusmerkki (Finnish), varoituskyltti (Finnish), varningstecken [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-warning_sign-en-noun-Sie5nRGm Disambiguation of Signs: 56 44 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'sign that indicates a danger': 73 27
  2. (figurative) An indication that someone or something is in danger or at risk Tags: figuratively Translations (indication of danger or risk): varoittava enne (Finnish), varoittava oire (Finnish), varoitusmerkki (Finnish), varningstecken [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-warning_sign-en-noun-wKGPi51B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of 'indication of danger or risk': 35 65

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for warning sign meaning in English (2.8kB)

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