warning lights
Signals of trouble
Warning lights are indicator lights that signal a problem or potential danger.
On a vehicle dashboard, warning lights alert the driver to issues like low fuel, engine trouble, or an open door.
The phrase extends figuratively to early signs of trouble: There were warning lights in the relationship from the start.
Red flags serve a similar metaphorical function.
- dashboardVehicle control panel
- flashingRepeated brief illumination
- flashing redPulsing warning light
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- hazardSource of potential harm
indicator · blinker · emergency · red · amber · check engine · signal · caution · brake · oil · tire pressure · low fuel · temperature · gauge · malfunction · blinking · siren · alarm
- car dashboarddashboard, speedometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, odometer
- Flight Safetyoxygen mask, life vest, emergency exit, seat belt, black box
- vehicle lightsheadlamps, taillights, fog lamps, high beam, high beams
- car diagnosticsOBD, OBD-II, diagnostic tool, code reader, scanner
- construction equipmentbackhoe, bulldozer, excavator, crane, forklift
- dashboardtachometer, odometer, fuel gauge, speedometer, gas gauge
warning lightsambient lighting
Soft indirect room illumination
mood lighting · fairy lights · string lights · accent lighting · Christmas lights
warning lightsambient glow
Soft indirect surrounding light
soft lighting · dim lights · recessed lighting · indirect lighting · nightlights
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