code flag

code flag
noun
one of an international code of flag signals used between ships
• Hypernyms: ↑flag, ↑signal flag
• Hyponyms: ↑blue peter

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noun
: one of the flags patterned for maximum visibility that are used to exchange messages between ships at sea, the distinctive pattern of each flag symbolizing a particular letter, word, or phrase

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Naut.
1. a flag forming part of a signal code.
2. a flag indicating that a certain signal code is being used.

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