Definition
Leather flaps placed on either side of a horse's eyes to restrict its vision and prevent distraction; also used metaphorically for anything that limits understanding.
Etymology
From 'blink,' originally referring to the eye-flaps themselves. In British English, blinkers is also used for vehicle turn signals (called blinkers in American English too, though 'turn signals' is more formal).
Kelly Says
A horse wearing blinkers can only see straight ahead, making it focus better—ironically, the same device that makes a horse see less actually makes it see more productively. It's a perfect symbol for how limiting focus can increase results!
Translations
BNবাংলা
সিগন্যাল
si-gna-l
CACatalà
indicadors
in-di-ka-do-rs
CSČeština
indikátor
in-di-ka-tor
DADansk
blinklys
blink-lys
DEDeutsch
Blinker
blink-er
ELΕλληνικά
καμπανάκι
kam-pa-na-ki
ESEspañol
indicadores
in-di-ka-do-res
FRFrançais
clignotants
kli-no-tan
HUMagyar
jelzőlámpák
jel-zo-lampa-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
indikator
in-di-ka-tor
ITItaliano
indicatore
in-di-ka-to-re
KMKM
លំបន្ទាយ
lam-ban-day
MSBahasa Melayu
isyarat
is-ya-rat
NLNederlands
knipperlichten
knip-per-li-chten
NONorsk
blinklys
blink-lys
PLPolski
kierunkowskaz
kier-un-ko-skaz
PTPortuguês
piscas
pee-kas
RORomână
indicator
in-di-ka-tor
RUРусский
поворотники
povort-niki
SVSvenska
blinkers
blink-ers
SWKiswahili
tazama
ta-za-ma
TEతెలుగు
సూచిక
soo-chi-ka
TLTL
palatandaan
pa-la-ta-an-daan
TRTürkçe
blinker
blink-er
UKУкраїнська
поворотники
povort-niki
VITiếng Việt
đèn báo rẽ
den-bao-re
ZH中文
转向灯
zhuǎn xiàng dēng