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semaphore

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


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

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

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2024

We also found semaphore flags, a vastly outdated way to communicate between units.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2023

For him, “Underneath the Skin” is a semaphore that signals a presence now too easy to forget.

From New York Times • Dec. 1, 2022

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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