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.
Recent Examples on the Web
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All rooms are accompanied by braille and tactile signage. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026 Families, friend groups and couples are huddled in clusters, scrolling on phones or taking pictures of the Italian restaurant’s red signage that boasts a history dating to 1956. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026 On London’s old Bond Street, amid the grand jewelry houses, there’s a discreet upstairs gallery without any signage. Jill Newman, Robb Report, 18 June 2026 Traffic was snarled on Interstate 70 and other key arteries because of some combination of vague signage on parking passes or apps, accidents earlier in the afternoon, the lack of dedicated lanes for the bus system — why oh why couldn’t that be achieved in the master plan? Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 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 26 Jun. 2026.

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