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warning light en · NOUN
Meanings
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A light on a dashboard or control panel that lights up when something undesirable has happened, or is about to happen; or if placed on a tall structure, to warn aircraft of its presence.
Additional warning lights are provided to indicate diesel engine shut-down, traction motor blower failure or high engine cooling water temperature. On the assistant's side of the cab, another light shows should the train heating boiler shut down.
1958 June 14, “Main-Line Diesel-Electric Locomotives for the Eastern Region”, in Railway Magazine, page 395:
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Synonyms
idiot light