Definition of Aldis
:a hand-carried signal lamp used to flash messages especially from ships and aircraft
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Aldis
noun
Al·dis
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ˈȯl-dəs
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Origin and Etymology of aldis
after Arthur C. W. Aldis †1953 British engineer and inventor
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