Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun semaphore

1 sense of semaphore

Sense 1
semaphore -- (an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms)
       => apparatus, setup -- (equipment designed to serve a specific function)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb semaphore

2 senses of semaphore

Sense 1
semaphore -- (send signals by or as if by semaphore)
       => sign, signal, signalize, signalise -- (communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs; "He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture"; "The diner signaled the waiters to bring the menu")

Sense 2
semaphore -- (convey by semaphore, of information)
       => communicate, intercommunicate -- (transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist")