nautical signal flag
- noun
- Specialized
:
bandera de señal náutica
- The crew hoisted a nautical signal flag to indicate distress.
Examples
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Each nautical signal flag has a specific meaning based on its color and design.
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The sailor raised a nautical signal flag to communicate with the other ship.
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During the exercise, sailors practiced identifying every nautical signal flag from a distance.
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Have you ever seen a nautical signal flag in action?
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The crew hoisted a nautical signal flag to indicate distress.
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Each nautical signal flag has a specific meaning based on its color and design.
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During the exercise, sailors practiced identifying every nautical signal flag from a distance.
Synonyms
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3.8
A rectangular piece of cloth ships use to send short messages
A flag used to send messages between ships
How Complex
- Specialized
1
8.6
- Specialized
- Specialized
670
2.1
140
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is directly compositional: 'nautical' narrows the domain to ships/sea, 'signal' indicates communicative purpose, and 'flag' names the physical object, so the combined meaning ('a flag used to send signals at sea') is immediately derivable from the parts. This noun–modifier + noun construction is transparent and common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.
Etymology
Nautical signal flag comes from sailors using a flag to send a clear signal to other ships at sea. Different colors and shapes acted like words seen from far away, so that's why it means 'a flag used to send a message between ships'.