"red ensign" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1939 June, G. W. Tripp, “The Modern Railway Steamer”, in Railway Magazine, page 392:",
          "text": "Both Worthing and Brighton sail under the red ensign and are excellent testimonials to their British builders, William Denny & Brothers, from whose yard so many notable cross-channel and shallow-draught vessels have come.",
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        "The flag flown by a British merchant ship."
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          "merchant"
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          "ship",
          "ship"
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        "Such a flag bearing the coat of arms of Canada, formerly used as a semi-official national flag of Canada."
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        "(historical, Canada) Such a flag bearing the coat of arms of Canada, formerly used as a semi-official national flag of Canada."
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  "word": "red ensign"
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        "Such a flag bearing the coat of arms of Canada, formerly used as a semi-official national flag of Canada."
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