Home › Words › H › headsignheadsign/hɛd.saɪn/headsign means the sign on the front of a bus or train indicating its direction, destination, route number, or other pertinent information.headsign is pronounced /hɛd.saɪn/.EtymologyFrom head + sign.nounThe sign on the front of a bus or train indicating its direction, destination, route number, or other pertinent information.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.desto 72% match — a headsign; a destination sign: a moveable or electronic display mounted on a bus or other public transport vehicle to indicate its intended route and destination. vs headsign →signboard 65% match — A board carrying a sign, or on which signs may be posted. vs headsign →nameboard 59% match — A signboard bearing a name. vs headsign →readerboard 57% match — A LED-based sign used, for example, to display performance information in a call center. vs headsign →guideboard 55% match — A board, as upon a guidepost bearing road directions. vs headsign →fingerpost 51% match — A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost. vs headsign →billheaded 50% match — Bearing a billhead. vs headsign →hed 49% match — The headline of a news story. vs headsign →