flasher
- noun
- /ˈflæʃər/
- You could also turn on the emergency flashers to warn the drivers behind you.
- emergency flashers
- turn on the flashers
- flashers blink
Examples
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Come squealing up, flashers turning.
Fiction book (1991) -
Jeff watches the truck dwindle in the distance, flashers blinking.
Fiction book (1997) -
Just put your flashers on and stay put.
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So I was surprised when the state cop came up behind me with the siren and flasher going.
Fiction book (1999) -
Its flashers were on.
Fiction book (1997) -
There was a yellow Chevette at the curb next to a mailbox, its flashers on, a man in a T-shirt and jeans just settling himself behind the wheel.
Fiction book (1994) -
The driver turned on the flashers to warn other cars that he had stopped on the roadside.
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During the storm, the bus had its flashers activated to signal its presence on the road.
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She noticed the police car with its red and blue flashers flashing as it approached the intersection.
Synonyms
A light that flashes to warn people, for example on ambulances or at crossings
A light on a car that flashes to show which way it will turn
A light that flashes quickly and regularly to make visual effects
A light or fire used to send a message over a distance
A small light that flashes to show a device is on or has a problem
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
The word flasher comes from flash, which means 'a sudden light'. A flasher is a light that turns on and off to warn people or send a signal, like the lights on an ambulance or a car.