CODE FLAG

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

One of an international code of flag signals used between ships

Synonyms:

code flag; nautical signal flag

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

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)