brick which is presented outward. (flags) A strip of material at the hoist end of a flag, used for attaching the flag to its halyard. double-heading running...
See also: Vexillum Borrowed from Latin vēxillum (“flag, banner”). vexillum (plural vexilla) A flag, banner, or standard. A company of troops serving under...
1600. kanton IPA(key): /ˈkæntn̩/ IPA(key): /ˈkæntɒn/ (especially in the flag sense) canton (plural cantons) A division of a political unit. 1912, Joseph...
holding a tricolour, shouted. red, white and blue (American or British flags) A flag with three stripes of different colours tricolour (not comparable) Having...
one or more flags may be raised and flown. flagstaff run something up the flagpole send it up the flagpole and see who salutes pole for flags flagpole (third-person...
of communication called semaphore uses flags or flashing lights to send messages over distances. [...] Code flags are less common today but are sometimes...
Middle English standard, from Old French estandart (“gathering place, battle flag”), from Frankish *standahard (literally “stand firm, stand hard”), equivalent...
sweet flag (plural sweet flags) A perennial wetland plant, Acorus calamus, with an aromatic medicinal root, formerly used to strew floors. Synonym: calamus...
flagbearer, flag bearer From flag + bearer. flag-bearer (plural flag-bearers) One who carries a flag, especially at a ceremony. Synonyms: flag carrier,...
sails or observation platforms on a ship, the main rotor of a helicopter, flags, floodlights, meteorological instruments, or communications equipment, such...