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handflag

handflag noun: a flag held in the hand and used for semaphore signalling.

Noun

handflag (plural handflags)

  1. A flag held in the hand and used for semaphore signalling.
    • When making a sign with handflags the line between the shoulder and the point of the handflag stave must be absolutely straight, as shown in the diagrams.1951, Great Britain. Admiralty, Manual of Seamanship (volume 1, page 251)

Forms of handflag

pluralhandflags

Origin of handflag

hand + flag

Questions about handflag

What does handflag mean?
Handflag means a flag held in the hand and used for semaphore signalling.
What part of speech is handflag?
Handflag is a noun.
What is the plural of handflag?
The plural of handflag is handflags.

Words near handflag in the dictionary

  1. handfight
  2. handfighting
  3. handfights
  4. handfish
  5. handfishes
  6. handflag
  7. handflags
  8. handflare
  9. handflower
  10. handflowers
  11. Handford

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