ALL meanings of semaphore
sem·a·phore
S s - noun semaphore an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed. 1
- noun semaphore any of various devices for signaling by changing the position of a light, flag, etc. 1
- noun semaphore 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. 1
- noun semaphore system of flag signals 1
- uncountable noun semaphore Semaphore is a system of sending messages by using two flags. You hold a flag in each hand and move your arms to various positions representing different letters of the alphabet. 0
- noun semaphore an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as with movable arms or railway signals, flags, etc 0
- noun semaphore a system of signalling by holding a flag in each hand and moving the arms to designated positions to denote each letter of the alphabet 0
- verb semaphore to signal (information) by means of semaphore 0
- noun semaphore any apparatus for signaling, as the arrangement of lights, flags, and mechanical arms on railroads 0
- noun semaphore a system of signaling by the use of two flags, one held in each hand: the letters of the alphabet are represented by the various positions of the arms 0
- noun semaphore any system of signaling by semaphore 0
- verb transitive semaphore to signal by semaphore 0