semaphores

noun

plural of semaphore
as in signalers

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  1. wafts
  2. insignia
  3. crests
Noun
  • Spritz it in the morning and prepare for subtle, spa-like wafts of forest floor throughout the day.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Aug. 2026
  • In one image, a young sitter with the Arabic word for ‘justice’ painted on her cheek gazes sensuously into the camera, while flooding the frame with wafts of smoke.
    — Michael-Oliver Harding, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
Definition of wafts
Noun
  • Competitive admission to the academy, rank insignia on every uniform, exactly one captain per ship.
    — Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Other insignias were created for lower ranks—some rendered in silver, others in gold—but in the decade following the American Civil War, the current color scheme had become largely fixed.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of insignia
Noun
  • Klotho crests in youth before settling in adulthood and dwindling in middle age.
    — Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2026
  • From the peaks of the Sahyadri mountains, crests of the Western Ghats which loom dramatically above us, the Vavali stream flows down to the lake-like Pawna reservoir.
    — Horatio Clare, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 June 2026
Definition of crests
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