burgees) A flag, usually a broad tapering pennant, often with a swallowtail, flown by yachts to identify the owner's yacht club. Sometimes a flag in the form...
Swallowtail butterfly on Wikipedia Swallowtail (flag) on Wikipedia Tailcoat on Wikipedia swallow + tail (UK) IPA(key): /ˈswɒl.əʊˌteɪl/ swallowtail...
fastening the upper edge of a sail to its stay. (flags) An eyelet at the hoist end of a flag, used to fasten the flag to its halyard. (slang, surfing, snowboarding...
(heraldry, flags) To alter a coat of arms or a flag by adding an element to it. You get the Finnish state flag by defacing the national flag with the state...
occupies the entire field in which it is placed. The Saint Andrew's cross, the flag of Scotland. 2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England...
red flag (plural red flags) (literally) A flag that is red, especially associated with leftist revolutionary ideologies. 2018 November 11, “Polish government...
See also: Blue Peter Blue Peter The flag, serving as a signal of recall for departure, was used by the British Navy from 1777, and the name “blue peter”...
top leadership. Flags were seen flying at half-mast in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. China's state news agency Xinhua reported that flags would be lowered...
corner flag (plural corner flags) (sports) Each of the flags that denotes the corner of the field of play. 2011, Tom Fordyce, Rugby World Cup 2011: England...
flag of convenience (plural flags of convenience) (figuratively) Registration of a ship in a country chosen for its low taxes, permissive regulations...