Synonyms & related words for semaphores

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Words related to semaphores

Explore words related to semaphores — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include signals, signaling, signalman, flagger, signalmen, signaled, signaler, signalization. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does semaphores come from?

The word semaphores breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: sema-, from Greek sema (“sign, signal”); and -phor, from Greek phoros (“bearing, carrying”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.