semaphore
noun
an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals, as a light whose position may be changed.
semaphoric
-
a word derived from
semaphore.
Example Sentences
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Perhaps in compensation, Mr. David has enlarged his gestures, providing semaphoric variations on his classic shrug.
From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 2015
It’s as if they really were just animated versions of the Narrator’s plastic dolls, an effect underscored by Liam Steel’s semaphoric choreography.
From New York Times ● Aug. 10, 2012
There are moments when she seems inhabited by Merman's ghost, either in vocal inflections or in her movements, which are occasionally as corseted and semaphoric as the Merm's.
From Time Magazine Archive
He is not an acrobat like Bernstein, or a near telepathist like Karajan; his movements are semaphoric but controlled.
From Time Magazine Archive
To his right rose the crest of the hill, historic and memorable as the site of the old semaphoric telegraph, the tossing of whose gaunt arms formerly thrilled the citizens with tidings from the sea.
From The Heritage of Dedlow Marsh and Other Tales by Bret Harte
