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Forgotten Flags and Semaphore Codes
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  • 1. Circular signal hoisted to indicate mourning or remembrance
  • 2. Pole on the bow of a ship from which a jack flag is flown
  • 3. Signal connoting urgent help, often shown by waving flags or objects
  • 5. Sound signal used by ships to communicate in fog
  • 6. Rope used to raise and lower sails or flags
  • 7. Alternate spelling of rope used to hoist flags, common in sailing
  • 12. A static arrangement of flags conveying a specific message
  • 16. An old signal involving a loud firework to attract attention
  • 17. Ship's instrument rung to signal time or warnings
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  • 4. Heavy material used to stabilize vessels and sometimes to signal status
  • 8. Visual signaling system using flags on poles
  • 9. An obsolete maritime alert involving cannon blasts
  • 10. A small, tapering flag used for signaling or identification
  • 11. A handheld telescope used to spot distant ships or signals
  • 13. The ship's side on which signal flags are often displayed
  • 14. Light source once used for nighttime signaling at sea
  • 15. Horizontal spar from which signal flags were traditionally hung
  • 18. Systems of symbols or flags used to send secret messages

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