General term for a source of danger or risk, often used in safety, engineering, and environmental contexts.
Turn on your hazard lights when you park.
This factory is assessing chemical hazards.
I checked the evacuation route on the hazard map.
hazard lights; hazard flashers
Abbreviation of ハザードランプ; commonly used in driving contexts to refer to the vehicle's hazard warning lights.
See also: ハザードランプ
The car broke down, so I turned on the hazard lights and pulled over to the shoulder.
In factories, it's important to identify hazards in the work being done.
I turned off the hazard lights before pulling away.
Borrowed from English 'hazard'.