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semaphore

2 entries found.
  1. 1semaphore (noun)
  2. 2semaphore (verb)

Main Entry: 1sem·a·phore
Pronunciation: \ˈse-mə-ˌfȯr\
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek sēma sign, signal + International Scientific Vocabulary -phore
Date: 1816

1 : an apparatus for visual signaling (as by the position of one or more movable arms)
2 : a system of visual signaling by two flags held one in each hand


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