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Noun: shutter telegraph chain
  1. A system of conveying information by means of visual signals, using towers with pivoting shutters; information is encoded by the position of the mechanical elements.
    - semaphore line

Type of: communication system

Encyclopedia: Shutter telegraph chain

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