Meaning & use
Delineators
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Devices, markers, or people that outline or indicate the shape, course, or boundary of something, such as reflective road markers showing the edge of a lane.
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Orange delineators guided drivers safely through the construction zone.
The architect used delineators on the blueprint to show the exact property boundary.
A note on using this word
Most commonly encountered today as the plastic reflective posts used on roads and highways to mark lane edges.
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