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flag-hopping

flag-hopping noun: the unethical practice of registering a vessel under a series of different flags of convenience so as to circumvent regulations etc.

Noun

flag-hopping (uncountable)

  1. The unethical practice of registering a vessel under a series of different flags of convenience so as to circumvent regulations etc.

Questions about flag-hopping

What does flag-hopping mean?
Flag-hopping means the unethical practice of registering a vessel under a series of different flags of convenience so as to circumvent regulations etc.
What part of speech is flag-hopping?
Flag-hopping is a noun.

Words near flag-hopping in the dictionary

  1. flag-bearers
  2. flag-burning
  3. flag-burnings
  4. flag-flying
  5. flag-happy
  6. flag-hopping
  7. flag-selling
  8. flag-staff
  9. flag-staffs
  10. flag-staves
  11. flag-to-flag

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