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flaghoist

flaghoist noun: the hoisting of a flag to convey a naval signal.

Noun

flaghoist (plural flaghoists)

  1. The hoisting of a flag to convey a naval signal.

Forms of flaghoist

pluralflaghoists

Origin of flaghoist

flag + hoist

Questions about flaghoist

What does flaghoist mean?
Flaghoist means the hoisting of a flag to convey a naval signal.
What part of speech is flaghoist?
Flaghoist is a noun.
What is the plural of flaghoist?
The plural of flaghoist is flaghoists.

Words near flaghoist in the dictionary

  1. flaggot
  2. flaggots
  3. Flaggs
  4. flaggy
  5. Flaggy Creek
  6. flaghoist
  7. flaghoists
  8. flaghopper
  9. flaghoppers
  10. flagitate
  11. flagitated

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