NAUTICAL SIGNAL FLAG

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

One of an international code of flag signals used between ships

Synonyms:

code flag; nautical signal flag

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("nautical signal flag" is a kind of...):

flag; signal flag (a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nautical signal flag"):

blue peter (a blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sail)

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