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semaphore

noun verb

An apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms

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Word Facts

Word length
9
Starts with
S
Ends with
E
Contains
EM
Scrabble score
16

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈsɛməfɔː

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noun

  1. An apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms

verb

  1. Convey by semaphore, of information

verb

  1. Send signals by or as if by semaphore

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