placard
Sign in to saveA placard is a notice installed in a public place, like a small card, sign, or plaque. It can be attached to or hung from a vehicle or building to indicate information about the vehicle operator or contents of a vehicle or building. It can also refer to paperboard signs or notice carried by picketers or demonstrators.
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- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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20 sectionsContents
- Buildings
- Fallout shelters
- Firefighting markings
- Fire sprinkler systems
- NFPA 704
- NFPA 170
- Truss/floor construction
- Vacant Building markings
- Vehicles
- Abnormal transportation
- Dangerous goods markings
- ADR Treaty
- United States Department of Transportation
- Other uses
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A placard is a notice installed in a public place, like a small card, sign, or plaque. It can be attached to or hung from a vehicle or building to indicate information about the vehicle operator or contents of a vehicle or building. It can also refer to paperboard signs or notice carried by picketers or demonstrators.
== Buildings == A placard is posted on buildings to communicate a wide variety of information, such as fire safety policies, emergency shelters.
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