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SIGNAL FIRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does signal fire mean? 

SIGNAL FIRE (noun)
  The noun SIGNAL FIRE has 1 sense:

1. a fire set as a signalplay

  Familiarity information: SIGNAL FIRE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SIGNAL FIRE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A fire set as a signal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

signal fire; signal light

Hypernyms ("signal fire" is a kind of...):

beacon; beacon fire (a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance)


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