blinkers
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blinkers — a pair of small screens attached to a horse s bridle to prevent the horse seeing sideways and behind and being startled during a race. → blinker blinkers a thing that prevents someone from understanding a situation fully. → blinker … English new terms dictionary
blinkers — [[t]blɪ̱ŋkə(r)z[/t]] 1) N PLURAL (disapproval) If you describe someone as wearing blinkers, you think that they have a narrow point of view and are not taking other people s opinions into account. [BRIT] As far as mathematicians are concerned,… … English dictionary
Blinkers — Pferdezaum mit Scheuklappen Scheuklappen beim Menschen Als Scheuklappen (auch Scheuleder, Blendklappen oder Blinkers) bezeichnet man meist aus Leder gefertigte Schilde, die am Zaum … Deutsch Wikipedia
blinkers — n. the eyes. □ As I opened my blinkers, guess who I saw? □ Look at those classy blinkers! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
blinkers — A cup shaped device applied over the sides of the horse s head near his eyes to limit his vision. This helps to prevent him from swerving away from distracting objects or other horses on either side of him. Blinker cups come in a variety of sizes … Equestrian sports dictionary
blinkers — blink|ers [ˈblıŋkəz US ərz] n [plural] 1.) BrE pieces of leather that are put beside a horse s eyes to stop it from seeing objects on either side American Equivalent: blinders 2.) AmE informal the small lights on a car that you flash on and off… … Dictionary of contemporary English
blinkers — blink|ers [ blıŋkərz ] noun plural AMERICAN the small lights on a vehicle that flash to show that it is turning. British indicators … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
blinkers — n. blinders, two leather flaps that are placed at the side of the horse s eyes to keep it from seeing to the side or back blink·er || blɪŋkÉ™(r) n. one who winks the eyes; light which blinks … English contemporary dictionary
blinkers — noun (plural) 1 BrE pieces of leather fixed beside a horse s eyes to prevent it seeing objects on either side; blinders AmE 2 AmE informal the small lights on a car that you flash on and off to show which direction you are turning; winkers BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
blinkers — UK [ˈblɪŋkə(r)z] / US [ˈblɪŋkərz] noun [plural] 1) British things that partly cover a horse s eyes so that it can only look straight ahead 2) American the indicators on a car … English dictionary
