wigwag
(verb) signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code
wigwag
(verb) send a signal by waving a flag or a light according to a certain code
Source: WordNet® 3.1
wigwag (plural wigwags)
An act of wigwagging.
Any of a number of mechanical or electrical devices which cause a component to oscillate between two states.
A device that causes one or more lights to flash in a preset pattern.
(film, television) A red light near the door of a sound stage that flashes to indicate that cameras are rolling inside the stage and that all people and vehicles outside should remain quiet; a red-eye.
(road transport) A device used to cause lamps installed on a motor vehicle, especially an emergency vehicle such as an ambulance or police car, to flash as a warning.
(road transport) A device with multiple (often two), alternately flashing lights which is installed at a railway level crossing (or grade crossing), a movable bridge, etc, to warn vehicular traffic to stop.
(horology) An instrument that creates a wigwagging motion for polishing.
(road transport) A warning device inside the cabin of a truck that causes a mechanical arm to drop into view when the pressure in the airbrake system of the truck becomes too low for the brakes to be reliably deployed.
(US, rail transport, dated) A grade crossing signal with a swinging motion used to indicate an approaching train.
(US, military, historical) A signal sent by waving a flag to and fro.
wigwag (third-person singular simple present wigwags, present participle wigwagging, simple past and past participle wigwagged)
To move gently in one direction and then another; to wig or wiggle, to wag or waggle.
To oscillate between two states.
(US, military, historical) To send a signal by waving a flag to and fro.
• wag
• waggle
• wig
• wiggle
wigwag (not comparable)
With a wigwagging or to-and-fro motion.
Source: Wiktionary
Wig"wag`, v. i. Etym: [See Wag, v. t.] (Naut.)
Definition: To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose. [Colloq.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 May 2025
(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
