semaphore

Example Sentences

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She taught semaphore - a visual signaling method allowing information to be conveyed at a distance - to troops ahead of D-Day and helped to test the Mulberry Harbours used in the invasion.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2024

Whenever someone got into trouble, Barron would unfurl her semaphore flags and signal for help.

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

And do we need so much semaphore to understand our relationships?

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2024

On the left shoulder, front, a cluster of schematic semaphore signals evokes his years in the Marines.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

He’s doing pretend semaphore, waving his arms in ornate patterns as if I’m supposed to understand some kind of secret code.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart