- sema·phore
- /ˈsɛməˌfoɚ/ noun [noncount]: a system used for sending signals by using two flags that are held in your hands
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sem|a|phore — «SEHM uh fr, fohr», noun, verb, phored, phor|ing. –n. 1. an upright post or structure with movable arms, or an arrangement of colored lights, lanterns, or flags, used in railroad signaling. 2. a system of signals for sending messages by using… … Useful english dictionary
semaphore — sem·a·phore || semÉ™fÉ”r / fÉ”Ë n. method of communication based on the use of handheld flags which are moved to represent different letters of the alphabet; (Computers) status flag used to restrict access to shared resources by locking the… … English contemporary dictionary
semaphored — sem·a·phore || semÉ™fÉ”r / fÉ”Ë n. method of communication based on the use of handheld flags which are moved to represent different letters of the alphabet; (Computers) status flag used to restrict access to shared resources by locking the… … English contemporary dictionary
semaphores — sem·a·phore || semÉ™fÉ”r / fÉ”Ë n. method of communication based on the use of handheld flags which are moved to represent different letters of the alphabet; (Computers) status flag used to restrict access to shared resources by locking the… … English contemporary dictionary
semaphoring — sem·a·phore || semÉ™fÉ”r / fÉ”Ë n. method of communication based on the use of handheld flags which are moved to represent different letters of the alphabet; (Computers) status flag used to restrict access to shared resources by locking the… … English contemporary dictionary
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sémaphore — [ semafɔr ] n. m. • 1812; du gr. sêma « signe » et phore 1 ♦ Poste établi sur le littoral et grâce auquel on peut communiquer par signaux optiques avec les navires. ⇒ télégraphe (aérien). 2 ♦ Dispositif (mât muni d un bras mobile) qui indique si… … Encyclopédie Universelle
semaphore — sem•a•phore [[t]ˈsɛm əˌfɔr, ˌfoʊr[/t]] n. v. phored, phor•ing 1) tgp an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed 2) tgp a system of signaling, esp. one by which a special flag is… … From formal English to slang
semaphore — I. noun Etymology: Greek sēma sign, signal + International Scientific Vocabulary phore Date: 1816 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… … New Collegiate Dictionary
semaphore — semaphoric /sem euh fawr ik, for /, semaphorical, adj. semaphorically, adv. /sem euh fawr , fohr /, n., v., semaphored, semaphoring. n. 1. an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed … Universalium
