Sekirov Dictionary

smoke signal

noun 4
smoke-signal verb 2
forms 4

noun4

A method of long-distance communication sometimes used in ancient and undeveloped societies, consisting of messages conveyed by means of columns or intermittent puffs of smoke.
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A message or sign sent by this method.
- "I have seen the first of the smoke signals, Gulunna," he said, "Chief Bulla's tribes are on their way." — 1944
An indirect message or indication, especially concerning a future event.
A type of flare or combustion device sometimes used as a distress signal.

smoke-signal verb2

To use smoke signals.
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To inform or indicate by smoke signal.
- ‘His approach was smoke-signalled, the leper collected his mates and they took to the rocks, camping in caves up in the heads of gorges.’ — 1937

forms

smoke-signalled · smoke-signalling · smoke-signals · smoke signals

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