roadsigns
Directions for drivers
Road signs are markers placed along roads to convey information to drivers and pedestrians—warnings, directions, speed limits, or prohibitions.
Usually written as two words: road signs.
The compound form appears in casual writing but remains nonstandard.
Cease all motion
Pointed shaft for shooting
Marked street-crossing zone
Path from A to B
- highwayMajor road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- destinationIntended arrival point
- distanceSpace between two points
milepost · gas · food · lodging · hospital · airport · parking · campground
Careful attention to risk
- dangerExposure to harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- slipperyLacking friction, hard-to-grasp
- constructionProcess of building something
Casting back light
- high-visibilityEasily seen from distance
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- retroreflectiveReflects toward light source
- breakawaySudden separation from group
illuminated · solar-powered · LED · sheeting · mounting · post · delineator · chevron
stop
Cease all motion
- yieldProduce or relinquish
- one-wayPermitting single direction travel
- carpoolShared commute arrangement
toll · restricted · prohibited · time-limit
arrow
Pointed shaft for shooting
straight · north · south · east · west · exit · detour · merge · fork · curve
crosswalk
Marked street-crossing zone
route
Path from A to B
- highwayMajor road for travel
- interstateBetween political regions
- destinationIntended arrival point
distance · milepost · gas · food · lodging · hospital · airport · parking · campground · junction
caution
Careful attention to risk
reflective
Casting back light
- high-visibilityEasily seen from distance
- fluorescentEmitting light when energized
- retroreflectiveReflects toward light source
breakaway · illuminated · solar-powered · LED · sheeting · mounting · post · delineator · chevron · barricade
roadsignstraffic lights
Road signal system
traffic signals · stoplights · signal lights · flaggers · crossing guards