CODE FLAG
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Dictionary entry overview: What does code flag mean? • CODE FLAG (noun)
The noun CODE FLAG has 1 sense:
1. one of an international code of flag signals used between ships
Familiarity information: CODE FLAG used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• CODE FLAG (noun)
Meaning:
One of an international code of flag signals used between ships
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
code flag; nautical signal flag
Hypernyms ("code 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 "code 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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