how to pronounce semaphore

/ˈsɛm.ə.fɔːɹ/

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semaphore is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of semaphore in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… 19th century semaphore lines were the …”

meanings of semaphore

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.
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:

To signal using, or as if using, a semaphore, with the implication that it is done nonverbally.

semaphore frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word semaphore occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics semaphore can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that semaphore can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;