semaphore
verb/ˈseməfɔː(r)/
/ˈseməfɔːr/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they semaphore | /ˈseməfɔː(r)/ /ˈseməfɔːr/ |
| he / she / it semaphores | /ˈseməfɔːz/ /ˈseməfɔːrz/ |
| past simple semaphored | /ˈseməfɔːd/ /ˈseməfɔːrd/ |
| past participle semaphored | /ˈseməfɔːd/ /ˈseməfɔːrd/ |
| -ing form semaphoring | /ˈseməfɔːrɪŋ/ /ˈseməfɔːrɪŋ/ |
- semaphore (something) | semaphore that… to send a message to somebody by semaphore or a similar system of signalsWord Originearly 19th cent. (denoting a signalling apparatus): from French sémaphore, formed irregularly from Greek sēma ‘sign’ + -phoros.
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