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We also found semaphore flags, a vastly outdated way to communicate between units.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

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

She was wearing a jaunty shirtwaist, white with small red and blue semaphore flags.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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