"visual signal" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: sign, signal, signaling - any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
subtypes:
- watch fire - a fire lighted at night as a signal
- light - a visual warning signal
- red light, warning light - a cautionary sign of danger
- flare, flash - a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- flag, signal flag - a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
- air sock, air-sleeve, drogue, sock, wind cone, wind sleeve, wind sock, windsock - a truncated cloth cone mounted on a mast; used (e.g., at airports) to show the direction of the wind
- post, stake - a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
- blinker, trafficator, turn indicator, turn signal - a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn
- armband - worn around arm as identification or to indicate mourning
- rocket, skyrocket - propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a lifesaving line or harpoon
- beacon, beacon fire - a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance
- brake light, stoplight - a red light on the rear of a motor vehicle that signals when the brakes are applied to slow or stop
- barber's pole - striped pole outside a barbershop
is a part of: visual communication - communication that relies on vision