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Flag semaphore

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People use flags to talk.

US Navy 051129-N-0685C-007 Quartermaster Seaman Ryan Ruona signals with semaphore flags during a replenishment at sea.jpg
US Navy 051129-N-0685C-007 Quartermaster Seaman Ryan Ruona signals with semaphore flags during a replenishment at sea.jpg
They hold flags in the air. Each arm moves in a new way. This shows a letter or a number. It helps ships talk to each other. Can you wave a flag?

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Women on the Home Front 1939 - 1945 A13724.jpg
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手旗信号 オ.svg
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File:Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 9.svg
Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 9.svg
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Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 3.svg
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Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 8.svg
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Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 1.svg
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Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 12.svg
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Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 11.svg
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Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 5.svg
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Japanese Semaphore Basic Stroke 10.svg

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