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SIGNAL FLAG
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
Synonyms:
flag; signal flag
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("signal flag" is a kind of...):
visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "signal flag"):
pennant (a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering))
code flag; nautical signal flag (one of an international code of flag signals used between ships)
red flag (a flag that serves as a warning signal)
