house flag

Noun

house flag (plural house flags)

1. Flag that identifies a shipowner.
   • The colour finish is the latest Southern green, with gold lines, with the name Channel Packet in raised lettering on a red background on a cast brass ring, surrounding a replica of the house flag of the S.R. fleet in vitreous enamel in the centre.1941 April, “British Locomotive Developments”, in Railway Magazine, pages 173, 175
   • It is usual, customary and correct for the house flag of a company to be worn at the mainmast head; however there are exceptions, and as Commander Hilary Mead has pointed out in his book on Sea Flags,* the Brocklebank Line have always used the foremast.1953, Colin Stewart, Flags, Funnels, and Hull Colours, page 5
2. Flag that identifies a company, unit, or group.
   • A short time ago I asked one of the American airlines to send me a specimen of their house flag.1949, Aeronautics - Volumes 22-23, page 4
   • As The First National Bank of Shreveport begins its 87th year of continuous service, we are proud to present our new house flag which will soon fly along with the American Flag at the Main Office and at each of our suburban branches.1960, Independent Petroleum Association of America, The Oil Producing Industry in Your State, page 37
3. A flag flown at a house.
   • I was also not thrilled when two neighborhood girls shredded my house flag with what must have been sharp objects or scissors.2012, Jane-Alexandra Krehbiel, What I Learned from Daniel, →ISBN, page 27