flashing red
Urgent visual alert
Flashing red describes a warning light that blinks on and off, signaling caution or the need to stop.
At an intersection, a flashing red light means treat it as a stop sign.
Figuratively, flashing red indicates urgent warning signs: All the indicators were flashing red before the financial crisis.
Intelligence agencies use the phrase for imminent threats.
- warningAlert about danger
- warning signIndicator of potential danger
- sirenWailing alert device
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- emergencySerious sudden danger
emergency vehicle · fire truck · danger · code red · stop · stop sign · red light · brake · brake lights · lights · urgent · blinking · strobe · hazard · signal · ambulance · police · light bar
- traffic signalstraffic light, traffic signal, stoplight, red light, green light
light behavior
flashing redunblinking
Not closing one's eyes
steady · solid · constant · continuous · static
flash, flashing, flashed, flashes, flasher, flashers, flashy, flashily, flashiness