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red ensign

noun

Definitions

  1. The flag flown by a British merchant ship.

    • Both Worthing and Brighton sail under the red ensign and are excellent testimonials to their British builders, William Denny & Brothers, from whose yard so many notable cross-channel and shallow-draught vessels have come.

  2. Such a flag bearing the coat of arms of Canada, formerly used as a semi-official national…

    Such a flag bearing the coat of arms of Canada, formerly used as a semi-official national flag of Canada.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA