semaphoren.

Brit.

/ˈsɛməfɔː/, U.S.

/ˈsɛməˌfɔr/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French sémaphore.

Etymology: < French sémaphore (1806 or earlier denoting the apparatus for making signals) < ancient Greek σῆμα sign, signal (see sema n.) + French -phore -phore comb. form. Compare earlier semaphoric adj.

1. A signalling apparatus consisting of an upright post with one or more arms that can be moved in a vertical plane, different positions of the arm or arms representing different letters or messages.Originally used for sending telegraphic messages and called a telegraph (cf. telegraph n. 1).

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society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > semaphore > [noun] > apparatus

telegraph1793

tellograph1796

semaphore1815

semaphore signal1826

shutter-telegraph1859

bell-telegrapha1877

1815 Trewman's Exeter Flying-post 16 Nov. 1/2 The semaphore, on this plan, is adapted for the use of the army.

1816 Ann. Reg., Chron. 85/2 The improved Semaphore has been erected on the top of the Admiralty.

1832 Act 2 & 3 William IV c. 64 Sched. O. 33 In a straight line towards Worplesdon semaphore.

1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 238/1 The semaphore has been almost universally adopted for fixed signalling on railways.

1912 S. Leacock Sunshine Sketches i. 6 You may hear the long whistle of the through train for the west as it tears through Mariposa, rattling over the switches and past the semaphores.

1939 ‘N. Shute’ Ordeal vii. 230 On her bridge the mechanical semaphore wagged at the conclusion of each word.

1983 D. Bennett & R. Brown Anthol. Canad. Lit. in Eng. 369 Winging arms like semaphores.

1986 T. Mo Insular Possession xxii. 243 News of the death of the late King..was brought..overland by the system of military semaphores to Calcutta.

2010 Independent 1 Sept. (Viewspaper section) 7/3 The signalman's use of a flag..is standard practice if there is a failure of any type of signalling equipment, semaphore or colour light.

a. The method of signalling using such an apparatus; (more widely) a system for conveying messages by a code whereby the arms are placed successively in certain positions in a vertical plane relative to the body, often with a flag in each hand.

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society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > semaphore > [noun]

semaphore1911

semaphore signal1919

1911 Boys' Life July 29/2 The boys engaged themselves in..signaling by wig-wam; and by semaphore, two mile scout relay, tug-of-war; drilling, etc.

1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 544 When sending semaphore, the signaller always faces the distant station.

1933 Mariner's Mirror 19 328 Semaphore..is performed manually with hand-flags, or mechanically with a machine called a semaphore.

1975 Scout Handbk. (1976) 124/1 Semaphore uses a different position of the arms for each letter.

2001 Navy News Sept. 39/2 Throughout the day they were kept busy learning Tape Relay, Flashing Light procedures, Flag Hoists and Semaphore.

b. In extended use: a set of gestures intended to convey a message.

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1978 Field & Stream May 183/3 His [sc. a dog's] head swinging here-there in semaphore, indicating he must be followed to something important.

1989 Dance Nov. 87/1 Sadownick intoned, waving his arm in a semaphore.

2008 A. Davies Mine All Mine 100 I stagger out the door and crabwalk to the corner of Pitt and Stanton, where I make a defeated semaphore at passing cabs.

Compounds

General attributive, as semaphore arm, semaphore flag, semaphore telegraph, etc.See also semaphore signal n.

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1817 Royal Cornwall Gaz. 27 Sept. A semaphore signal house is ordered to be built on the Platform Battery in Portsmouth Garrison.

1820 E. W. Brayley London & its Environs (ed. 12) 83 On the roof is a Semaphore telegraph, for the more speedy communication of intelligence.

1824 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. VI. 648/1 The Semaphore arm of proper dimensions is not to be seen in clear weather so well as the common sized boards.

1871 R. M. Ballantyne Iron Horse vi. 114 A rate..which could not have been ventured on at all but for the thorough and effective system of telegraphic and semaphore signalling employed.

1895 Chicago Jrnl. Commerce 14 Mar. 12/1 Pieces of one of the ship's boats and semaphore flags are reported to have been picked up along the shore.

1920 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 190 539 They have followed in general the designs used for many years on railway semaphore signalling.

1980 P. O'Brian Surgeon's Mate xi. 377 Or worse still use the semaphore telegraph whose towers he saw on every hill.

1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 15 Oct. xii. 23 After fruitless hand-waving in an attempt to get the waiter's attention, one diner audibly longed for semaphore flags.

2005 S. Hall Mod. Signalling Handbk. (rev. ed.) 21/1 These signals consist of an illuminated small black semaphore arm in circular frame.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

semaphorev.

Brit.

/ˈsɛməfɔː/, U.S.

/ˈsɛməˌfɔr/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: semaphore n.

Etymology: < semaphore n.

1. transitive and intransitive. To signal by semaphore.

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society > communication > indication > signalling > signal (something) [verb (transitive)]

whease1602

signal1800

telegraph1806

semaphore1838

message1886

1838 Standard 11 Sept. 3/4 A sub-officer..semaphored the command, which was executed with admirable precision by a line of troops extending to a length of about half-a-mile.

1893 Daily News 3 July 5/6 The Commander-in-Chief semaphored to me to know ‘what I was waiting for?’

1917 Stud. Minor Tactics, 1915 (Dept. Mil. Art) (rev. ed.) 89 He immediately semaphored ‘E withdraw to north’.

2012 V. I. Merkulov Amazing Hydromechanics v. 94 The French ironclad battleship ‘Brennus’..semaphored to one of escorting destroyers.

2. transitive. figurative. To convey silently or indirectly, esp. by movement or gesture. Also intransitive: to make a gesture intended to communicate a message.

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1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xx. 369 What fascinated him most to-day was the black leather belt flicking up and down over the left haunch... In that rise and fall..the entire sex semaphored their appeal.

1941 W. Lewis Vulgar Streak iii. xxvi. 240 Willis..semaphored with his arms.

1957 R. Campbell Coll. Poems II. 32 The lonely hamlets semaphore their loss.

1981 Economist 24 Jan. 88/1 American firms are nervously semaphoring price rises after a strong recovery at the end of 1980.

1997 B. O'Connor Tell Her You love Her 6 Sinead gagged behind her, semaphored slashing her throat.

Derivatives

ˈsemaphoring adj.

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society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > semaphore > [adjective] > making signals by semaphore

semaphoring1900

1900 Leeds Mercury 23 June 5 The ‘semaphoring’ man in blue who regulates and diverts the traffic.

1907 Outlook 17 Aug. 204/2 Some years ago a French inspector came over to study our management of traffic. ‘I found nothing,’ he said, ‘save semaphoring gendarmes.’

1946 ‘J. Tey’ Miss Pym Disposes i. 7 And what does all that semaphoring mean?

1981 J. Barnett Firing Squad iii. 18 Smith raised an open palm in reply to the semaphoring arm.

2003 K. Moses Wintering vii. 65 A green gabled house positioned under the semaphoring trees.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	semaphore
释义	semaphoren. Brit. /ˈsɛməfɔː/, U.S. /ˈsɛməˌfɔr/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French sémaphore. Etymology: < French sémaphore (1806 or earlier denoting the apparatus for making signals) < ancient Greek σῆμα sign, signal (see sema n.) + French -phore -phore comb. form. Compare earlier semaphoric adj. 1. A signalling apparatus consisting of an upright post with one or more arms that can be moved in a vertical plane, different positions of the arm or arms representing different letters or messages.Originally used for sending telegraphic messages and called a telegraph (cf. telegraph n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > semaphore > [noun] > apparatus telegraph1793 tellograph1796 semaphore1815 semaphore signal1826 shutter-telegraph1859 bell-telegrapha1877 1815 Trewman's Exeter Flying-post 16 Nov. 1/2 The semaphore, on this plan, is adapted for the use of the army. 1816 Ann. Reg., Chron. 85/2 The improved Semaphore has been erected on the top of the Admiralty. 1832 Act 2 & 3 William IV c. 64 Sched. O. 33 In a straight line towards Worplesdon semaphore. 1886 Encycl. Brit. XX. 238/1 The semaphore has been almost universally adopted for fixed signalling on railways. 1912 S. Leacock Sunshine Sketches i. 6 You may hear the long whistle of the through train for the west as it tears through Mariposa, rattling over the switches and past the semaphores. 1939 ‘N. Shute’ Ordeal vii. 230 On her bridge the mechanical semaphore wagged at the conclusion of each word. 1983 D. Bennett & R. Brown Anthol. Canad. Lit. in Eng. 369 Winging arms like semaphores. 1986 T. Mo Insular Possession xxii. 243 News of the death of the late King..was brought..overland by the system of military semaphores to Calcutta. 2010 Independent 1 Sept. (Viewspaper section) 7/3 The signalman's use of a flag..is standard practice if there is a failure of any type of signalling equipment, semaphore or colour light. 2. a. The method of signalling using such an apparatus; (more widely) a system for conveying messages by a code whereby the arms are placed successively in certain positions in a vertical plane relative to the body, often with a flag in each hand. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > semaphore > [noun] semaphore1911 semaphore signal1919 1911 Boys' Life July 29/2 The boys engaged themselves in..signaling by wig-wam; and by semaphore, two mile scout relay, tug-of-war; drilling, etc. 1918 E. S. Farrow Dict. Mil. Terms 544 When sending semaphore, the signaller always faces the distant station. 1933 Mariner's Mirror 19 328 Semaphore..is performed manually with hand-flags, or mechanically with a machine called a semaphore. 1975 Scout Handbk. (1976) 124/1 Semaphore uses a different position of the arms for each letter. 2001 Navy News Sept. 39/2 Throughout the day they were kept busy learning Tape Relay, Flashing Light procedures, Flag Hoists and Semaphore. b. In extended use: a set of gestures intended to convey a message. ΚΠ 1978 Field & Stream May 183/3 His [sc. a dog's] head swinging here-there in semaphore, indicating he must be followed to something important. 1989 Dance Nov. 87/1 Sadownick intoned, waving his arm in a semaphore. 2008 A. Davies Mine All Mine 100 I stagger out the door and crabwalk to the corner of Pitt and Stanton, where I make a defeated semaphore at passing cabs. Compounds General attributive, as semaphore arm, semaphore flag, semaphore telegraph, etc.See also semaphore signal n. ΚΠ 1817 Royal Cornwall Gaz. 27 Sept. A semaphore signal house is ordered to be built on the Platform Battery in Portsmouth Garrison. 1820 E. W. Brayley London & its Environs (ed. 12) 83 On the roof is a Semaphore telegraph, for the more speedy communication of intelligence. 1824 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. VI. 648/1 The Semaphore arm of proper dimensions is not to be seen in clear weather so well as the common sized boards. 1871 R. M. Ballantyne Iron Horse vi. 114 A rate..which could not have been ventured on at all but for the thorough and effective system of telegraphic and semaphore signalling employed. 1895 Chicago Jrnl. Commerce 14 Mar. 12/1 Pieces of one of the ship's boats and semaphore flags are reported to have been picked up along the shore. 1920 Jrnl. Franklin Inst. 190 539 They have followed in general the designs used for many years on railway semaphore signalling. 1980 P. O'Brian Surgeon's Mate xi. 377 Or worse still use the semaphore telegraph whose towers he saw on every hill. 1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 15 Oct. xii. 23 After fruitless hand-waving in an attempt to get the waiter's attention, one diner audibly longed for semaphore flags. 2005 S. Hall Mod. Signalling Handbk. (rev. ed.) 21/1 These signals consist of an illuminated small black semaphore arm in circular frame. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). semaphorev. Brit. /ˈsɛməfɔː/, U.S. /ˈsɛməˌfɔr/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: semaphore n. Etymology: < semaphore n. 1. transitive and intransitive. To signal by semaphore. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > signal (something) [verb (transitive)] whease1602 signal1800 telegraph1806 semaphore1838 message1886 1838 Standard 11 Sept. 3/4 A sub-officer..semaphored the command, which was executed with admirable precision by a line of troops extending to a length of about half-a-mile. 1893 Daily News 3 July 5/6 The Commander-in-Chief semaphored to me to know ‘what I was waiting for?’ 1917 Stud. Minor Tactics, 1915 (Dept. Mil. Art) (rev. ed.) 89 He immediately semaphored ‘E withdraw to north’. 2012 V. I. Merkulov Amazing Hydromechanics v. 94 The French ironclad battleship ‘Brennus’..semaphored to one of escorting destroyers. 2. transitive. figurative. To convey silently or indirectly, esp. by movement or gesture. Also intransitive: to make a gesture intended to communicate a message. ΚΠ 1928 A. Huxley Point Counter Point xx. 369 What fascinated him most to-day was the black leather belt flicking up and down over the left haunch... In that rise and fall..the entire sex semaphored their appeal. 1941 W. Lewis Vulgar Streak iii. xxvi. 240 Willis..semaphored with his arms. 1957 R. Campbell Coll. Poems II. 32 The lonely hamlets semaphore their loss. 1981 Economist 24 Jan. 88/1 American firms are nervously semaphoring price rises after a strong recovery at the end of 1980. 1997 B. O'Connor Tell Her You love Her 6 Sinead gagged behind her, semaphored slashing her throat. Derivatives ˈsemaphoring adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > signalling > visual signalling > semaphore > [adjective] > making signals by semaphore semaphoring1900 1900 Leeds Mercury 23 June 5 The ‘semaphoring’ man in blue who regulates and diverts the traffic. 1907 Outlook 17 Aug. 204/2 Some years ago a French inspector came over to study our management of traffic. ‘I found nothing,’ he said, ‘save semaphoring gendarmes.’ 1946 ‘J. Tey’ Miss Pym Disposes i. 7 And what does all that semaphoring mean? 1981 J. Barnett Firing Squad iii. 18 Smith raised an open palm in reply to the semaphoring arm. 2003 K. Moses Wintering vii. 65 A green gabled house positioned under the semaphoring trees. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1815v.1838
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