hazard lights

plural noun

: special lights on a vehicle that flash on and off and are used to warn other drivers (as when the vehicle is not working properly)

Turn on your hazard lights. Wait inside the car for your tow, and get out only if it's safe—meaning traffic is at a crawl.

—Adam Kleiner

called also hazards

Examples of hazard lights in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In extremely dense fog where visibility is near zero, the best course of action is to first turn on your hazard lights, then simply pull into a safe location such as a parking lot of a local business, and stop. —Ca Weather Bot, Sacramento Bee, 15 Mar. 2025

Zero visibility protocol: In situations of near-zero visibility due to dense fog, activate your hazard lights and seek a secure location, such as a nearby business's parking lot, to pull over and come to a stop. —Nc Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025

In the video, a car was seen with its hazard lights flashing. —Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025

An officer spotted the driver stopped on the side of the road with hazard lights on late Sunday, according to the South Windsor Police Department. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hazard lights

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