semaphore

Example Sentences

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We also found semaphore flags, a vastly outdated way to communicate between units.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

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

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

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood