English Explanatory Dictionary

Blue Ensign

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Originally, the flag of the Rear Admiral's squadron in the English fleet.
  2. The flag flown by a British naval auxiliary vessel. Members of certain British yacht clubs may also fly a blue ensign if it has been defaced by the inclusion of an insignia in the fly.

Word forms

Blue Ensign the Blue Ensign
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