signal fire

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a column of smoke from a dampened fire, intended as a signal or taken as a sign of the presence of other men.

See: smoke(def. 2)

Quotations

1820

Made a signal smoke which was answered at Seal Lake.

1949

When they did find them [buffalo], they set signal fires to apprise the camp the way to come.