Толковый словарь английского языка - semaphore
Semaphore
semaphore
I. noun Etymology: Greek sēma sign, signal + International Scientific Vocabulary -phore Date: 1816 an apparatus for visual signaling (as by the position of one or more movable arms), a system of visual signaling by two flags held one in each hand, II. verb (-phored; -phoring) Date: 1893 transitive verb to convey (information) by or as if by ~, intransitive verb to send signals by or as if by ~
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n. & v. --n. 1 Mil. etc. a system of sending messages by holding the arms or two flags in certain positions according to an alphabetic code. 2 a signalling apparatus consisting of a post with a movable arm or arms, lanterns, etc., for use (esp. on railways) by day or night. --v.intr. & tr. signal or send by semaphore. Derivatives semaphoric adj. semaphorically adv. Etymology: F s{eacute}maphore, irreg. f. Gk sema sign + -phoros -PHORE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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