heliograph
noun
a device for signaling by means of a movable mirror that reflects beams of light, especially sunlight, to a distance.
heliographic
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a word derived from
heliograph.
Example Sentences
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He was coming now within touch of French's cavalry, operating from Middelburg, and on the 14th heliographic communication was established with Gordon's Brigade.
From The Great Boer War by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Nevertheless he instructed the Indian cavalry to push on to Robat and open up heliographic communication with Candahar.
From The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) by John Holland Rose
In one division a regular pioneer squadron has been formed for telegraphic and heliographic duty.
From Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute by Theo. F. Rodenbough
This book contains the various processes employed in taking heliographic impressions.
From Photogravure by Henry R. Blaney
I hope to be in heliographic communication with Kandahar from Robat, distant twenty miles, on the 29th.
From Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief by Frederick Sleigh Roberts
