TRAFFIC SIGN Definition & Meaning

traffic sign

[ traf-ik sahyn ]

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noun

a road sign, especially one carrying information intended to ensure the safe and smooth movement of vehicles, such as speed limits, parking and lane restrictions, the presence of crosswalks, etc.:
The website explains traffic signs and rules, such as the rules for right of way.
Bike lanes are clearly indicated by street markings and blue traffic signs.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of traffic sign¹

First recorded in 1905–10

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When you read — a book, a traffic sign, a billboard, this article — how much do you really notice the letters?

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In the hours after the sign was taken down, the Met said a new traffic sign was put up to avoid endangering road users.

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After the artwork was removed, a new traffic sign was been put up by the local authority on Friday to avoid endangering people.

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Officers said a new traffic sign had been put up to avoid endangering road users.

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As Pellegrin explained his vision for a wellness-centric space with juices and kombucha, a taxidermied wolf, a table made from a repurposed traffic sign, a piano and decommissioned pay phones sat across the space’s raw concrete floors.

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