command pennant — noun in the United States Navy : a swallow tailed pennant flown by an officer below flag rank who is temporarily in command of a division or of a comparable or greater unit see broad command pennant, burgee command pennant … Useful english dictionary
broad command pennant — noun : a command pennant that is identical with or similar in shape to a broad pennant an is flown by an officer in the United States Navy below flag rank who is temporarily in command of a force, squadron, flotilla, or battleship or cruiser… … Useful english dictionary
broad pennant — noun : a flag with a gradual taper ending in a broad swallowtail with the ratio of breadth in the hoist to length in the fly conspicuously greater than in the long pennant; especially : such a flag flown by a commodore in a navy compare broad… … Useful english dictionary
Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R … Wikipedia
USS Willard Keith (DD-775) — For other ships of the same name, see USS Willard Keith. Career (United States) … Wikipedia
French ensigns — A French ensign is the flag flown at sea to identify a vessel as French. Several such ensigns have existed over the years as well as terrestrial flags based on the ensign motif. Current Ensign The current French ensign is not, as the casual… … Wikipedia
White Ensign — St George s Ensign or White Ensign: white field defaced with a thin Cross of Saint George, Union Flag in the first quarter. The White Ensign or St George s Ensign is an ensign fl … Wikipedia
Indication — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Indication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 indication indication Sgm: N 1 symbolism symbolism symbolization Sgm: N 1 semiology semiology semiotics semeiology semeiotics Sgm: N 1 Zeitgeist Zeitgeist … English dictionary for students