semaphore

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semaphore[1,noun] semaphore[2,verb]

Main Entry: ¹sem·a·phore
Pronunciation: 'se-m&-"for
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek sEma sign, signal + International Scientific Vocabulary -phore
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
[semaphore illustration]