Police cars or ambulances have lights on their roof, which are on when the sirens are on. What are these lights called? Is it something like signal lights or alarm lights?
I am looking for an official term/word.
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Best Answer
The official term is lightbar/light bar
It is also labeled as such on the Merriam-Webster Visual Dictionary Online.
(Source: http://www.visualdictionaryonline.com/society/safety/crime-prevention/police-car.php)
A generic term for these lights seems to just be "Emergency vehicle lights." I have looked for a more specialised word, but even websites that sell these lights refer to them as such.