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Definition of semaphore verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

semaphore

verb

NAmE//ˈsɛməˌfɔr//

[intransitive, transitive] semaphore (something) semaphore that…Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they semaphore

he / she / it semaphores

past simple semaphored

-ing form semaphoring

to send a message to someone by semaphore or a similar system of signals

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