The signaler gave his message word for word over the 'phone, and a minute later reported again: "No.
Kentucky, not knowing the technicalities of gunners' lingo, was unable to follow the meaning of the orders as they were passed back from the officer to the signaler, from the signaler to the Battery.
He went on with his firing, watching through his glass and shouting corrections of aim to the signaler below if a gun went off its target.
The signaler set his instrument beside him, lifted the receiver to his head, and leaned back wearily against the wall.
The captain called for high explosive, and thesignaler shouted on the order.
The captain called again, the signaler ground the handle and spoke into the telephone.
Ear that," he said to the other Towers when the signaler explained it meant "my braves.
Their first thought when a message was handed in for transmission, usually their first question when the signaler at the other end called to take a message, was whether the message was a long one or a short one.
The French signaler laughed and waved derisively towards the shell.
When I went out for a look round that time, I found an artillerysignaler laying out a new line, and I got him to let me tap in and send a message through his battery to headquarters.
The signaler could hear the other end calling him and he promptly tapped off the answering signal and spoke into his instrument.
Twice the signaler got a message, the second one being from the forward side of the old neutral ground in what had been the German front line trench; the report said also that fairly heavy fire was being maintained on the open ground.
They carried the message perfectly, so with curses of angry disgust the wire was pronounced disconnected, or "disc," as the signaler called it.
First one orderly and then another brought in messages to be sent to the other trenches, and the signaler held them a minute and gathered some more particulars as to how the fight was progressing up there.
The signaler who was in touch with the rear station called them and began to tell them what was happening.
Presently he had the pleasure of expressing his mind more freely to a French signaler of artillery who was on duty at an observing post in this forward fire trench.
Hal at once gave his message, and watched the signaler wag his flags to those on the gunboat.
He bent low in the bush, and ran to the left, to a knoll upon which a signaler was stationed.
The other signaler seemed to be relaying this to the transport beyond, which in turn signaled the destroyer on that side.
Upon the nearest vessel a naval signalerwas semaphoring to the Montauk--his movements jerky, clean-cut, perfect.
My home has been blown to bits because you left a signaler bricked up in my church-tower.
If I find that signaler I'll hold you responsible.
The surviving Germans were too busy looking for the signaler to worry about the wounded who howled, groaned and shouted with pain.
Then, either because their ammunition had run out or else because their mysterious signaler could not work in the dusk--for night was falling--there was sudden calm.
Many a time when relieving the signaler at the phone, I had to crawl on my belly like a worm to keep from being hit.
He directs that officer and signaler report at the double to Brigade Headquarters as soon as relieved.
Therefore, the ingenuity of the signaler was called upon to invent names for certain of the letters most commonly confused.
The signalerwas informing the men of the lugger that a captured ship had arrived; P stood for Portsmouth; and Jack had no doubt that the ship meant was the Glorieuse.
To insure the full success of his plan it was necessary that the signaler should make his preparations undisturbed.
Make signals with regularity; do not send one word rapidly, the next slowly; adopt such a rate of speed as can be read by the distant signaler without causing him to "break" frequently.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "signaler" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: lookout; monitor; sentry
