handflag

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noun

A flag held in the hand and used for semaphore signalling.

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Meanings

nounhandflag (plural handflags)

plural handflags

  1. A flag held in the hand and used for semaphore signalling.

    When making a sign with handflags the line between the shoulder and the point of the handflag stave must be absolutely straight, as shown in the diagrams.

    1951, Great Britain. Admiralty, Manual of Seamanship (volume 1, page 251)

Origin

hand + flag

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APA

handflag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handflag

MLA

“handflag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handflag. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “handflag,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/handflag.

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