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.

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Most commonly encountered today as the plastic reflective posts used on roads and highways to mark lane edges.

Words with a similar meaning

markersindicatorsoutliners

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