code flag

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   one of an international code of flag signals used between ships

   Synonymsnautical signal flag

   Broaderflag

   Narrowerblue peter

Questions about code flag

What does code flag mean?

code flag means "one of an international code of flag signals used between ships".

What is another word for code flag?

Close synonyms include nautical signal flag. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is code flag a common word?

code flag is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.