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day shapes

day shapes is the plural of day shape.

Meaning of day shape

Noun

day shape (plural day shapes)

  1. Any of a set of simple geometric shapes that are hung from a mast and visually indicate the status of a vessel to other vessels.
    • It would be a very simple matter to include with each keyboard, whether for night signal sets or day semaphores, a small vertical panel with miniature reproductions of the night lanterns in their proper color and position, and of the day shapes in proper order; these last to be made by illuminating...1903, Proceedings of the United States Naval Institute, volume 29, page 425

Questions about day shapes

What is day shapes the plural of?
Day shapes is the plural of day shape.

Words near day shapes in the dictionary

  1. day rooms
  2. day sailer
  3. day school
  4. day schools
  5. day shape
  6. day shapes
  7. day shift
  8. day shifter
  9. day shifters
  10. day shifts
  11. day sign

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