CODE FLAG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does code flag mean? 

• CODE FLAG (noun)
  The noun CODE FLAG has 1 sense:

1. one of an international code of flag signals used between ships

  Familiarity information: CODE FLAG used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CODE FLAG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

One of an international code of flag signals used between ships

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

code flag; nautical signal flag

Hypernyms ("code flag" is a kind of...):

flag; signal flag (a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "code flag"):

blue peter (a blue flag with a white square in the center indicates that the vessel is ready to sail)