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warning triangle

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A triangle made of (usually) red reflective material, used to warn other road users of a broken-down vehicle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

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15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُثَلَّث التَنْبِيه (muṯallaṯ at-tanbīh) — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • Danish: advarselstrekant — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • Dutch: gevarendriehoek — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • Dutch: gevaarsdriehoek — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • Finnish: varoituskolmio — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • French: triangle de présignalisation — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • French: triangle de sécurité — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • French: triangle de danger — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • French: triangle de panne — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • German: Warndreieck — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • German: Pannendreieck — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • Hungarian: elakadásjelző háromszög — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • Italian: triangolo di sicurezza — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • Russian: знак авари́йной остано́вки (znak avaríjnoj ostanóvki) — a triangle used to warn other road users
  • Swedish: varningstriangel — a triangle used to warn other road users