Semaphore (Noun)
Meaning
An apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The old railway station still used a semaphore to signal trains when to stop or go.
- Mariners relied on the semaphore on the cliff to navigate through the rocky coastline.
- The lighthouse used a semaphore to warn ships of impending storms.
- In the early days of aviation, air traffic controllers used semaphores to guide planes to the runway.
- The semaphore on the mountain peak was used to communicate with neighboring villages.