quarantine flag
quarantine flag noun: a black and yellow flag (signal flag LIMA) formerly hoisted by a ship to show that it has contagious or infectious disease aboard, or by a ship that has been quarantined. This use was listed in Brown’s 1916 code of signals, but this use is no longer listed in contemporary editions of the International Code of Signals.
Noun
quarantine flag (plural quarantine flags)
- A black and yellow flag (signal flag LIMA) formerly hoisted by a ship to show that it has contagious or infectious disease aboard, or by a ship that has been quarantined. This use was listed in Brown’s 1916 code of signals, but this use is no longer listed in contemporary editions of the International Code of Signals.
quarantine flag meaning in Tamil
quarantine flag in Tamil
- தொற்றுத்தடைக் கொடி
Forms of quarantine flag
| plural | quarantine flags |
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Questions about quarantine flag
- What does quarantine flag mean?
- Quarantine flag means a black and yellow flag (signal flag LIMA) formerly hoisted by a ship to show that it has contagious or infectious disease aboard, or by a ship that has been quarantined. This use was listed in Brown’s 1916 code of signals, but this use is no longer listed in contemporary editions of the International Code of Signals.
- What is quarantine flag in Tamil?
- Quarantine flag in Tamil is தொற்றுத்தடைக் கொடி. See Quarantine flag meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is quarantine flag?
- Quarantine flag is a noun.
- What is the plural of quarantine flag?
- The plural of quarantine flag is quarantine flags.
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