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handflags

handflags is the plural of handflag.

Meaning of handflag

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)

Questions about handflags

What is handflags the plural of?
Handflags is the plural of handflag.

Words near handflags in the dictionary

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

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