Bat-Signal

The English word “Bat-Signal” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

A thing which serves to attract or summon something.

Etymology

From Bat- + signal: the extended (general) sense comes from the Bat-Signal, a searchlight-based distress signal in the DC Universe, used by Gotham City police to summon the superhero Batman.

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