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sem•a•phore



Pronunciation: (sem'u-fôr", -fōr"), [key]
—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. any of various devices for signaling by changing the position of a light, flag, etc.
3. a system of signaling, esp. a system 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.
to signal by semaphore or by some system of flags.

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