semaphore
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/ˈseməfɔːr/
🇬🇧
/ˈseməfɔː(r)/
noun
R
A way to communicate using hand or flag signals to represent letters or messages.
Before radio, ships used semaphore to communicate with each other across the sea.
在无线电出现之前，船只使用信号旗在海上相互通信。
verb
R
To communicate using semaphore or a similar signal system.
The soldiers semaphored their position to the commander.
士兵们用信号旗向指挥官发出了他们的位置。
translation
旗语
用旗语通信
词形变化
Perfect
semaphored
Progressive
semaphoring
3rd Present
semaphores
Plural
semaphores
Past
semaphored