road sign 1

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Definition

a sign erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users.

Examples

1.The earliest road signs were milestones, giving distance or direction; for example, the Romans erected stone columns throughout their empire giving the distance to Rome.

Synonyms

traffic sign 1
a sign erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users.

Hyponym

information sign 1

noun

a very legibly printed and very noticeable placard that informs people of the purpose of an object, or gives them instruction on the use of something.

mandatory sign 1

noun

road signs which are used to set the obligations of all traffic which use a specific area of road.

warning sign 1

noun

a type of traffic sign that indicates a hazard ahead on the road that may not be readily apparent to a driver.

direction sign 1

noun

any road sign used primarily to give information about the location of either the driver or possible destinations, and are considered a subset of the informative signs group.

prohibitory sign 1

noun

traffic signs used to prohibit certain types of manoeuvres or some types of traffic.