BLINKERS | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Blinker

Speech Type: Noun

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈblɪŋkə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a pair of small leather screens attached to a horse's bridle to prevent it seeing sideways and behind and being startled.

Short Definition:

screens stopping a horse seeing sideways

Definition:

a vehicle indicator or other device that gives out an intermittent light

Short Definition:

flashing vehicle indicator

Examples:
  • the cars queued up with blinkers flashing

Word: Blinker

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈblɪŋkə
Dialects: British English
Definition:

put blinkers on (a horse)

Short Definition:

put blinkers on horse

Examples:
  • Brown Boy will be blinkered for the first time at York

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