Each of a pair of yellow flashing indicator lights on a vehicle, switched on simultaneously as a warning that the vehicle is stationary or unexpectedly slowing down or reversing.
Example sentencesExamples
Drive slowly and use your hazard lights.
He had switched on the hazard lights of the yellow removal van, while his passenger had got out and waved a warning to oncoming vehicles.
My friend calmly switched on the hazard lights and proceeded in getting out of his car to check his engine.
As a lorry stopped short of the crash scene, flashing its hazard lights, a silver Peugeot car ran into the back of it.
He even managed to activate the hazard lights and windscreen wipers.
The officer was unable to explain why he failed to see the hazard warning lights of the stationary cars.
He ploughed into a yellow lorry that was showing hazard lights, despite a man clearly waving to warn traffic of the danger ahead.
If the driver brakes hard or decelerates suddenly, hazard lights will switch on automatically to alert other road users.
The hazard warning lights automatically come on when braking heavily at speeds in excess of 30 mph.
Thieves made a getaway with tyres and hazard lights.
Th panic button sets off a siren and causes the hazard lights to flash.
He crept along with the hazard lights blinking.
The car's hazard warning lights automatically switch on with sudden braking or in a collision.
The vehicle had its hazard warning lights on and she saw a man standing in the road waving his arms as if he was in distress.
He switched off the hazard lights, looked briefly over his shoulder and started up again.
I was driving down El Camino Real when I saw a broken down tour bus pulled over on the side of the road, hazard lights flashing.
The safety equipment list includes anti-lock braking, automatic hazard warning lights, and stability and traction control.
I looked at Mom through the mirror to see if she wanted me to put on my hazard lights and pull over until the storm calmed.
Just look for the tractor trailer with its hazard lights flashing, parked in the middle of the street.
Heavy traffic on the motorway had been reduced to a crawl and he switched on his hazard lights to warn drivers behind him.
Definition of hazard light in US English:
hazard light
noun
Each of a pair of flashing lights on a vehicle, warning that it is stationary or unexpectedly slowing down or reversing.
Example sentencesExamples
The vehicle had its hazard warning lights on and she saw a man standing in the road waving his arms as if he was in distress.
Heavy traffic on the motorway had been reduced to a crawl and he switched on his hazard lights to warn drivers behind him.
The hazard warning lights automatically come on when braking heavily at speeds in excess of 30 mph.
If the driver brakes hard or decelerates suddenly, hazard lights will switch on automatically to alert other road users.
The car's hazard warning lights automatically switch on with sudden braking or in a collision.
My friend calmly switched on the hazard lights and proceeded in getting out of his car to check his engine.
I looked at Mom through the mirror to see if she wanted me to put on my hazard lights and pull over until the storm calmed.
Drive slowly and use your hazard lights.
As a lorry stopped short of the crash scene, flashing its hazard lights, a silver Peugeot car ran into the back of it.
I was driving down El Camino Real when I saw a broken down tour bus pulled over on the side of the road, hazard lights flashing.
He even managed to activate the hazard lights and windscreen wipers.
The safety equipment list includes anti-lock braking, automatic hazard warning lights, and stability and traction control.
He had switched on the hazard lights of the yellow removal van, while his passenger had got out and waved a warning to oncoming vehicles.
Th panic button sets off a siren and causes the hazard lights to flash.
He switched off the hazard lights, looked briefly over his shoulder and started up again.
Just look for the tractor trailer with its hazard lights flashing, parked in the middle of the street.
He ploughed into a yellow lorry that was showing hazard lights, despite a man clearly waving to warn traffic of the danger ahead.
Thieves made a getaway with tyres and hazard lights.
The officer was unable to explain why he failed to see the hazard warning lights of the stationary cars.