Signal Fire (Noun)
Meaning
A fire set as a signal.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The stranded hikers built a signal fire on the mountaintop to alert rescuers of their location.
- They lit a signal fire on the deserted island to guide passing ships to their location.
- Mariners have long used signal fires as a means of communication between ships and coastal stations.
- Smoke from the signal fire rose high into the air, and soon the aircraft was spotted heading in their direction.
- Ancient sailors built a signal fire on the hill to warn of an impending enemy invasion.