semaphore
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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
That meant learning semaphore to send messages during the day and Morse code for nighttime communications.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024
A German market car, it retains the semaphore turn signals that pop up from the B-pillar to indicate a change of direction.
From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2021
As Meher Mirza wrote for Saveur, "the word 'curry' is sometimes used in the West as a familiar semaphore, but the term ossifies the immense sophistication and complexity of Indian food."
From Salon • Sep. 12, 2021
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
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