"burgee" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: burgees [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} burgee (plural burgees)
  1. A flag, usually a broad tapering pennant, often with a swallowtail, flown by yachts to identify the owner's yacht club. Translations (a broad tapering pennant): pursilippu (Finnish), guidon [masculine] (French), Stander [masculine] (German), דגל מועדון (degel mo'adon) [masculine] (Hebrew), proporczyk [masculine] (Polish), flâmula [feminine] (Portuguese), galhardete [masculine] (Portuguese), гвидон (gvidon) [masculine] (Russian), бедж (bedž) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-burgee-en-noun-WEeg2i5p Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations, Flags, Sailing Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Flags: 58 42 Disambiguation of Sailing: 72 28 Disambiguation of 'a broad tapering pennant': 87 13
  2. Sometimes a flag in the form of a triangular swallowtail pennant regardless of use, as in the State Flag of Ohio as officially the 'Ohio Burgee'
    Sense id: en-burgee-en-noun-qGpcQ-M5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 44 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 46 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 37 63

Inflected forms

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