Editing Smoke signal (section)

{{Short description|Smoke used as a mode of communication}}
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[[File:The Smoke Signal, 1905, by Frederic S. Remington.jpg|thumb|A painting of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] using a smoke signal by [[Frederic Remington]]]]

The '''smoke signal''' is one of the oldest forms of long-distance communication. It is a form of [[visual communication]] used over a long distance. In general smoke signals are used to transmit news, signal danger, or to gather people to a common area.