hazard warning

Signal of risk

Hazard warning refers to a signal alerting others to danger, most commonly the flashing lights on a vehicle activated to indicate a problem or obstruction: She put on her hazard warnings and pulled to the shoulder.

Also called hazard lights or hazards.

The term extends to any cautionary notice about potential danger: The bottle carried a hazard warning about the chemicals inside.

Related

flashing · triangle · orange · cone · sign · emergency · risk · threat · alarm · beacon · reflective · roadside · road work · yellow · blinker · detour · skull · toxic

Categories
Opposites
signal status

hazard warningall-clear

Signal danger has passed

green light · safety notice · clearance · go-ahead · welcome sign

alert state

hazard warningstand down

Withdraw from readiness

code green · business as usual · calm · normalcy

alert status

hazard warningall-clear

Signal danger has passed

all clear signal · stand down · false alarm · cancellation notice · code green

Family

hazard, warning, hazards, hazardous, hazardously, warn, warns, warned, warnings

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G