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 — noun a) A pair of leather or rubber eye cups attached to a horse hood in order to impede the rear vision of racehorses and harness horses; blinders in (USA). b) A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes from … Wiktionary
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