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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[Gr.

σῆμα

a sign +

φέρειν

to bear: cf. F.

sémaphore

A signal telegraph; an apparatus for giving signals by the disposition of lanterns, flags, oscillating arms, etc.

See also: semaphore and Semaphore

sémaphore m ‎(plural sémaphores)