signal corps

noun

a branch of the army responsible for military communications, meteorological studies, and related work.

An Americanism dating back to 1860–65

He has even picked up the Morse code, and only yesterday I found him relieving the signal-corps man at the key.

The signal corps flashed their green and red lights from the tower to distant armories.

In 1912 the Signal Corps had increased the distance to 50 miles.

It used to be asserted of Plodder that he was figuring for the Signal Corps.

The signal corps troops of the division establish lines of information from division to brigade headquarters.

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