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VISUAL SIGNAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A signal that involves visual communication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("visual signal" is a kind of...):
sign; signal; signaling (any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "visual signal"):
watch fire (a fire lighted at night as a signal)
light (a visual warning signal)
red light; warning light (a cautionary sign of danger)
flare; flash (a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate)
flag; signal flag (a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device)
air-sleeve; air sock; drogue; sock; wind cone; wind sleeve; wind sock; windsock (a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind)
post; stake (a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track))
blinker; trafficator; turn indicator; turn signal (a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn)
armband (worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning)
rocket; skyrocket (propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon)
beacon; beacon fire (a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance)
brake light; stoplight (a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop)
barber's pole (striped pole outside a barbershop)
Holonyms ("visual signal" is a part of...):
visual communication (communication that relies on vision)
