semaphore
/sem-uh-fawr, -fohr/US // ˈsɛm əˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr //UK // (ˈsɛməˌfɔː) //
旗语,旗帜,信号灯,旗标
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n.名词 noun
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- : an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
- : any of various devices for signaling by changing the position of a light, flag, etc.
- : a system of signaling, especially a system by which a special flag is held in each hand and various positions of the arms indicate specific letters, numbers, etc.
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sem·a·phored, sem·a·phor·ing.
- : to signal by semaphore or by some system of flags.
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Examples
A sailor on her deck began to swing his arms in the curious semaphore language of the sea.
She flung wild arms of a semaphore signalling national events.
M. Chappe, the inventor of the semaphore, tried about the year 1790 to introduce a synchronous electric telegraph, and failed.
One instant I saw the banker toss his arms like a semaphore; the next we were overborne.
"Capital idea—semaphore—clever fellow, Jack," shouted Brand.
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