signage

noun

sign·​age ˈsī-nij How to pronounce signage (audio)
: signs (as of identification, warning, or direction) or a system of such signs

Examples of signage in a Sentence

Recent airport improvements include more lighting and better signage.
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There’s plenty of signage for shops along the street selling furniture, drugs, clothing, books and bibles, and on the corner of 12th & Oak, beer at a place called Johnson’s. Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 12 Mar. 2025 The trail is educational for the whole family, thanks to interpretive signage that explains, for example, why soil needs fungi, worms and microorganisms to break up the organic matter. Jeanine Barone, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 Mostly two- to four-story red brick buildings, some feature ornamental stone and terra cotta elements, original signage and rooftop water towers, once a standard requirement in the wake of the Great Chicago Fire. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025 Among her tasks were creating the annual visitor’s guide, maintaining the official park map and the area maps that get handed out to visitors, and helping with park signage. Jayme Moye and Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for signage

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of signage was in 1949

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“Signage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/signage. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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