SIGNAL FLAG

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does signal flag mean? 

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

1. a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIGNAL FLAG (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

flag; signal flag

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

visual signal (a signal that involves visual communication)

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

pennant (a flag longer than it is wide (and often tapering))

code flag; nautical signal flag (one of an international code of flag signals used between ships)

red flag (a flag that serves as a warning signal)