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Forgotten Flags and Lights of Sailing
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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- 1. Signal device used to transmit Morse by flashing light
- 2. Sound device for ship signals, often replaced by horns
- 4. Term related to rope stories, once part of maritime signaling slang
- 5. Heavy material for stability, often moved to indicate status
- 8. Small signal flag shape, historically significant
- 10. Rope used to hoist signal flags on a mast
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- 3. Signal term connected to auction or surrender at sea
- 6. Arm signal system once used for ship-to-ship communication
- 7. Old maritime warning symbol sometimes hoisted as a signal
- 9. Cargo term sometimes indicating signaling weight on old vessels
- 11. Specific ship section where signal flags might be displayed
- 12. Obsolete red light signal to indicate danger or stop
- 13. Name for a light west wind, sometimes used as a signal code
- 14. Framework once used to stretch flags before signaling
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