Thesaurus results for BURGEE

burgee

noun

Definition of burgee

as in semaphore

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Recent Examples of burgee In 1983, the 12m yacht Azzurra — flying the YCCS burgee — represented Italy for the first time in the long history of the America’s Cup, the oldest sports trophy in international sport, finishing third in the challenger series at its first attempt. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 One tattoo of goats with a Bayview Yacht Club flag, known as a burgee, signifies his first 25 races from Port Huron to Mackinac. — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021 The men, down to a 7-year-old sailor named Hank, had gold buttons on their blue blazers and red neckties bearing the club burgee. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2021 Outside was given a nautical motif with burgees placed in flowering pots, flags hanging from railings highlighting blue-and-white life preservers personalized with the debs' names. — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017 The county seal appears on a light blue burgee, which is considered to be the first Ohio county flag that is the same shape as the Ohio flag. — cleveland.com, 13 July 2017

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Noun

The Jeep struck a semaphore pole, severing the vehicle in two.

— Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
But even for an expert, fluency in the complex language of corner semaphore isn’t an essential for youngsters enjoying the game at grassroots level.

— Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025

Definition of semaphore

Noun

His signature silhouettes included the tricolor stay-at-home puff coat and lacy slipdresses that could be worn as eveningwear.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Video shared by an activist at the scene, Amit Orfali, shows the French mayor, wearing a tricolor sash, leaning against a vehicle while sitting on the dusty ground.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of tricolor

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War souvenirs are a largely universal occurrence, Dickey said, and World War II saw Americans returning home with plenty of mementos from Europe, including Nazi paraphernalia like pins and insignias.

— Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
The garment included epaulets for displaying insignia, D-rings for attaching military equipment, and a storm shield to shed rain.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of insignia

Noun

There is one possibility that only wave crests will meet at this point, and the resulting wave will be four times bigger than the individual ones (constructive interference).

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Each section of the crest pays tribute to the club, the city of Barcelona and the region of Catalonia, through motifs that include the Saint George’s Cross, the Senyera (the Catalan flag) and a vintage-style soccer ball.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of crest

Noun

The red-on-white flag of England has become something of a symbol for right-wing, anti-immigration politics.

— Vanda Mayer, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026
On this day, despite the pressure of facing their division rivals and the looming possibility of squandering home-field advantage, there was no sense the white flag was ready to be waved.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of white flag

Noun

Eugene Horsch and an unidentified woman were arrested days prior to the search, and authorities said Horsch possessed a pair of guns and a fake DEA badge.

— Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
When the driver of the orange vehicle saw him, Bonakdar said, Bridges was not wearing a face covering, as immigration agents often do, or a badge or tactical vest.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

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