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sem·a·phore
semaphore
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- pronunciation:
- se
m
for
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb & intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a device for or method of signaling, as on a railroad, by means of lights and symbolic signs or flags.
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definition 2: |
a system of spelling out messages by varying the positions of two hand-held flags.
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part of speech: |
transitive verb & intransitive verb |
inflections: |
semaphores, semaphoring, semaphored |
definition: |
to signal through use of a semaphore.
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related words: |
sign, signal |
derivations: |
semaphoric (adj.), semaphorically (adv.) |
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