- Wigwag
- Wigwag Wig"wag`, n. [See {Wigwag}, v. t. & i.] Act or art of wigwagging; a message wigwagged; -- chiefly attributive; as, the wigwag code. -- {Wig"wag`er}, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Wigwag
Look at other dictionaries:
Wigwag — can denote the following:*A wigwag is a type of railroad level crossing signal. *A wig wag is an automotive headlight flasher. *A wigwag is a mechanism used in some washing machines. *A wig wag is a warning mechanism on truck braking systems.… … Wikipedia
Wigwag — Wig wag , v. i. [See {Wag}, v. t.] (Naut.) To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side according to a code adopted for the purpose. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wigwag — Wig wag , v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Wigwagged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wigwagging}.] To move to and fro, to wag. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wigwag — [wig′wag΄] vt., vi. wigwagged, wigwagging [< obs. wig, to move + WAG1] 1. to move back and forth; wag 2. to send (a message) by waving flags, lights, etc. back and forth using a code n. 1. the act of sending messages in this way … English World dictionary
wigwag — I. verb Etymology: English dialect wig to move + English wag Date: 1892 transitive verb 1. to signal by wigwagging 2. to cause to wigwag intransitive verb 1. to send a signal by or as if by a flag or light waved according to a code 2. to make a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wigwag — Synonyms and related words: Lissajous figure, Roman candle, aid to navigation, alarm, alternate, alternation, amber light, back and fill, back and forth, balefire, battledore and shuttlecock, beacon, beacon fire, bell, bell buoy, blinker, blue… … Moby Thesaurus
wigwag — [c]/ˈwɪgwæg/ (say wigwag) verb (wigwagged, wigwagging) –verb (t) 1. to move (something) to and fro. –verb (i) 2. to move to and fro. 3. Navy, etc. to signal by movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code. –noun Navy, etc. 4.… …
Wigwag (magazine) — Wigwag was an American magazine published from 1988 until 1991.Founded by Alexander Lex Kaplen, who worked at The New Yorker , Wigwag eschewed celebrity coverage in favor of personal and literary writing. A test issue was put on newsstands in the … Wikipedia
Wigwag (railroad) — This article is about the wigwag railroad crossing signal. For other uses, see Wigwag (disambiguation). A Magnetic Flagman wigwag signal in use in southern Oregon in 2007. Wigwag is the nickname given to a type of railroad grade crossing signal… … Wikipedia
wigwag — wigwagger, n. /wig wag /, v., wigwagged, wigwagging, n. v.t., v.i. 1. to move to and fro. 2. Naut. to signal by movements of two flags or the like waved according to a code. n. 3. Naut. the act or process of sending messages by the movements of… … Universalium
