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semaphore

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


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

From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024

We also found semaphore flags, a vastly outdated way to communicate between units.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023

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

Mary stops by daily to deliver food, standing so far from me that we should use semaphore flags.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2022

It’s more like a telegram, a verbal semaphore.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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