house-flag
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.55 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A flag that uniquely identifies the company that owns or, occasionally, that operates a ship.
noun
A flag that identifies a company, unit, or other group.
Example Sentences
- "Her house-flag was flying, and her whistle from time to time acknowledged the salutes of friendly boats, who saw that she was new to the High and Narrow Seas and wished to make her welcome."
- "And when the house-flag fluttered half-way to the deck and climbed again to the masthead, the soul of Hector McKaye would thrill."
- "No more dignified ship than the Queen Victoria flies the house-flag of any British line."
- "In the school ground, I saw a boy of section B was given the responsibility of leading the march past with house-flag in his hands."