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How to pronounce “semaphore”

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Pronunciation guide for semaphore

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of semaphore with real speech in context.
Available examples: 4 YouTube examples
Real speech example: "You Have the Rite"a moving semaphore, signaling the threat of communities from below.
Definition summary: Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.

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"You Have the Rite"

a moving semaphore, signaling the threat of communities from below.

[Noun]
Any equipment used for visual signalling by means of flags, lights, or mechanically moving arms, which are used to represent letters of the alphabet, or words.
A visual system for transmitting information using the above equipment; especially, by means of two flags held one in each hand, using an alphabetic and numeric code based on the position of the signaller's arms; flag semaphore.
(programming) A bit, token, fragment of code, or some other mechanism which is used to restrict access to a shared function or device to a single process at a time, or to synchronize and coordinate events in different processes.
[Verb]
(ambitransitive, figurative) To signal using, or as if using, a semaphore, with the implication that it is done nonverbally.