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semaphore

[sem-uh-fawr, -fohr] / ˈsɛm əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr /


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That meant learning semaphore to send messages during the day and Morse code for nighttime communications.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

We also found semaphore flags, a vastly outdated way to communicate between units.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023

For him, “Underneath the Skin” is a semaphore that signals a presence now too easy to forget.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

You’ve probably seen the semaphore system where years ago people in uniform waved handheld flags to convey messages.

From Washington Post • Oct. 28, 2022

Then the black pup flashed his tail like a semaphore signal and they all jumped on Jello again.

From "Julie of the Wolves" by Jean Craighead George




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