Semaphore Definition & Meaning

semaphore
noun
  1. an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
verb
  1. send signals by or as if by semaphore
  2. convey by semaphore, of information

"Semaphore" in song lyrics

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  • "o gauge semaphore"
    AOL — AOL

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