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red ensigns

red ensigns is the plural of red ensign.

Meaning of red ensign

Noun

red ensign (plural red ensigns)

  1. The flag flown by a British merchant ship.
    • Both Worthing and Brighton sail under the red ensign and are excellent testimonials to their British builders, William Denny & Brothers, from whose yard so many notable cross-channel and shallow-draught vessels have come.1939 June, G. W. Tripp, “The Modern Railway Steamer”, in Railway Magazine, page 392
  2. (Canada, historical) Such a flag bearing the coat of arms of Canada, formerly used as a semi-official national flag of Canada.

Questions about red ensigns

What is red ensigns the plural of?
Red ensigns is the plural of red ensign.

Words near red ensigns in the dictionary

  1. red earth
  2. red egg
  3. red elm
  4. red elms
  5. red ensign
  6. red ensigns
  7. red envelope
  8. red envelopes
  9. red eye
  10. red eyes
  11. red face test

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