semaphore
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sem·a·phore
(sĕm′ə-fôr′)n.
1. A visual signaling apparatus with flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, as one used on a railroad.
2. A visual system for sending information by means of two flags that are held one in each hand, using an alphabetic code based on the position of the signaler's arms.
tr. & intr.v. sem·a·phored, sem·a·phor·ing, sem·a·phores
To send (a message) or to signal by semaphore.
[Greek sēma, sign + -phore.]
sem′a·phor′ic adj.
sem′a·phor′i·cal·ly adv.
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semaphore
(ˈsɛməˌfɔː)n
1. (Telecommunications) an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as with movable arms or railway signals, flags, etc
2. (Telecommunications) a system of signalling by holding a flag in each hand and moving the arms to designated positions to denote each letter of the alphabet
vb
(Telecommunications) to signal (information) by means of semaphore
[C19: via French, from Greek sēma a signal + -phore]
semaphoric, ˌsemaˈphorical adj
ˌsemaˈphorically adv
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
sem•a•phore
(ˈsɛm əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr)n., v. -phored, -phor•ing. n.
1. an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
2. a system of signaling, esp. one by which a special flag is held in each hand and various positions of the arms indicate specific letters, numbers, etc.
v.t., v.i. 3. to signal by semaphore or by some system of flags.
[1810–20; < Greek sêma sign + -phore]
sem`a•phor′ic (-ˈfɔr ɪk, -ˈfɒr-) sem`a•phor′i•cal, adj.
sem`a•phor′i•cal•ly, adv.
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semaphore
any of various types of signaling systems using flags, mechanical arms, etc. — semaphorist, n. — semaphoric, semaphorical, adj.
See also: Flags-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
semaphore
Past participle: semaphored
Gerund: semaphoring
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
semaphore
Signalling by means of two flags or mechanical arms, held in various positions to represent letters.
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| Noun | 1. |  semaphore - an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms |
| Verb | 1. | semaphore - send signals by or as if by semaphore |
| 2. | semaphore - convey by semaphore, of information communicate, intercommunicate - transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist" |
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semaphore
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Translations
semafor
semafor
semafori
bendimerki
semaforas
semafors
semafor
bayraklarla haberleşme yöntemisemafor
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
semaphore
n
(Rail) → Semaphor nt, → Signalmast m
(= system) → Signalsprache f, → Winken nt; transmitted by semaphore → durch optische Signale übermittelt; to learn semaphore → das Winkeralphabet lernen
vti → durch Winkzeichen signalisieren
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
semaphore
[ˈsɛməˌfɔːʳ] na. (system) → segnalazioni fpl con bandierine
b. (Rail) (signal post) → semaforo ferroviario
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
semaphore
(ˈseməfoː) noun a system of signalling with flags held in each hand. He signalled the message to them in semaphore.
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