Bat-Signal

ˈbæt ˈsɪɡnəl

Definition

Definition of Bat-Signal - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

fiction

Rare

spotlight with bat symbol to summon Batman

Rare

The police used the Bat-Signal to call Batman.

beacon

signal

attraction

Rare

thing that attracts or summons something

Rare

Her text was like a Bat-Signal for help.

beacon

lure

magnet

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spotlight with bat symbol to summon Batman
thing that attracts or summons something

Origin of Bat-Signal

English, Bat (bat) + Signal (signal)

Examples of Bat-Signal in a sentence

Gotham's citizens knew the Bat-Signal meant hope.
The alarm was a Bat-Signal for the team.
His call acted as a Bat-Signal for volunteers.

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French:Bat-Signal, ...
German:Bat-Signal, Fledermaus-Signal, ...
Italian:Bat-Segnale, ...
Spanish:Batiseñal, señal de auxilio, ...
Portuguese:Bat-Sinal, ...
Chinese:蝙蝠信号灯, 信号灯, ...
Japanese:バットシグナル, ...
Arabic:إشارة باتمان, اشارة باتمان, ...
Hebrew:אוֹר־עַטְלֵף, אוֹת הָעַטַלֵּף, ...
Russian:Бэт-сигнал, сигнал Бэтмена, ...
Ukrainian:сигнал Бетмена, ...
Hindi:बैट-सिग्नल, ...
Bengali:ব্যাট-সিগন্যাল, ...
Catalan:Senyal de Batman, Senyal de Bat, ...
Czech:Bat-signál, lákadlo, ...
Danish:Bat-Signal, ...
Dutch:Bat-Signaal, ...
Greek:Σήμα του Μπάτμαν, σήμα του Μπάτμαν, ...
Hungarian:Bat-jelzés, segélyhívó jel, ...
Khmer:សញ្ញាប្រចៀវ, សញ្ញាឬអ្វីមួយដែលទាក់ទាញ ឬហៅឲ្យមានការឆ្លើយតប, ...
Korean:배트 시그널, ...
Persian:بت‌سیگنال, سیگنال بتمن, ...
Polish:sygnał nietoperza, sygnał Batmana, ...
Portuguese (BR):Bat-Sinal, ...
Romanian:Bat-Signal, ...
Swedish:Bat-Signal, ...
Thai:สัญญาณค้างคาว, ...
Turkish:Yarasa Sinyali, Bat-Signal, ...
Vietnamese:đèn tín hiệu dơi, tín hiệu cầu cứu, ...

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