smoke signalnoun [ C usually plural ]
uk/ˈsməʊk ˌsɪɡ.nəl/us/ˈsmoʊk ˌsɪɡ.nəl/mainly UK a signal that uses smoke from a fire to represent words, used to send messages over long distances
a statement that is a sign of what someone's intentions are:
The chancellor was sending out smoke signals about the new budget proposal.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Announcing, informing & stating
- acquaint sb/yourself with sth
- advise
- advisement
- annunciation
- awake
- come out
- confront
- declare
- fyi
- give sb a heads up idiom
- hand
- head
- let sb know idiom
- official
- pronouncement
- put
- put sth out 1
- spread the word idiom
- tell
- unannounced
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