answering pennant
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answering pennant — noun : a red and white vertically striped pennant with the fly red used in the International Signal Code primarily for the reply “signal is received and understood” * * * Naut. one of the flags of the International Code of Signals, a pennant of… … Useful english dictionary
code pennant — noun : an answering pennant used in the International Signal Code when hoisted under the ensign to denote a signal taken from the International Code … Useful english dictionary
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close — closable, closeable /kloh zeuh beuhl/, adj. closely /klohs lee/, adv. closeness /klohs nis/, n. v. /klohz/; adj., adv. /klohs/ or, for 56, /klohz/; n. /klohz/ for 66, 67, 70 72, 74, 75, /klohs/ for 68, 69, 73, v., closed … Universalium
code flag — Naut. 1. a flag forming part of a signal code. 2. a flag indicating that a certain signal code is being used. 3. See answering pennant. * * * … Universalium
dip — dip1 dippable, adj., n. /dip/, v., dipped or (Archaic) dipt; dipping; n. v.t. 1. to plunge (something, as a cloth or sponge) temporarily into a liquid, so as to moisten it, dye it, or cause it to take up some of the liquid: He dipped the brush… … Universalium
code flag — noun one of an international code of flag signals used between ships • Syn: ↑nautical signal flag • Hypernyms: ↑flag, ↑signal flag • Hyponyms: ↑blue peter * * * noun : one of the flags … Useful english dictionary
international code — noun Usage: usually capitalized I&C : a marine code adopted by all the leading nations for holding communication at sea by means of 26 flags each standing for a different letter of the Roman alphabet and an additional triangular code flag or… … Useful english dictionary
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