"revenue ensign" meaning in All languages combined

See revenue ensign on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: revenue ensigns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} revenue ensign (plural revenue ensigns)
  1. (US, historical) The flag of the United States Customs Service. Tags: US, historical
    Sense id: en-revenue_ensign-en-noun-uqXLQRcg Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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