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Blue Ensign

Blue Ensign proper noun: originally, the flag of the rear admiral's squadron in the English fleet.

Proper noun

the Blue Ensign

  1. Originally, the flag of the rear admiral's squadron in the English fleet.
  2. The flag flown by a British naval auxiliary vessel. Members of certain British yacht clubs may also fly a blue ensign if it has been defaced by the inclusion of an insignia in the fly.

Questions about Blue Ensign

What does Blue Ensign mean?
Blue Ensign means originally, the flag of the rear admiral's squadron in the English fleet.
What part of speech is Blue Ensign?
Blue Ensign is a proper noun.

Words near Blue Ensign in the dictionary

  1. Blue Earth
  2. Blue Earth County
  3. Blue Earth River
  4. blue economies
  5. blue economy
  6. Blue Ensign
  7. blue eye cod
  8. blue falcon
  9. blue falcons
  10. blue fenugreek
  11. blue fever

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