semaphore
To signal using, or as if using, a semaphore, with the implication that it is done…To signal using, or as if using, a semaphore, with the implication that it is done nonverbally.
» The car is so old that it has a turning semaphore.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively)To signal using, or as if using, a semaphore, with the implication that it is done nonverbally.
- convey by semaphore, of information
- send signals by or as if by semaphore
Examples
4 sentencesThe car is so old that it has a turning semaphore.
Increment the semaphore by 1.
Today we're going to make a semaphore to control access to our variable by different threads.
Tom used his flags to spell out "HELP" in semaphore.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
The noun is borrowed from French sémaphore, from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign, toThe noun is borrowed from French sémaphore, from Ancient Greek σῆμα (sêma, “mark, sign, token”) + French -phore (from Ancient Greek -φόρος (-phóros, suffix indicating a bearer or carrier)). By surface analysis, sema- + -phore.
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Forms
semaphores, semaphoring, semaphored, semaphored| Base form | semaphore · to semaphore |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | semaphores |
| Present participle | semaphoring |
| Past simple | semaphored |
| Past participle | semaphored |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle