"top-flag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: top-flags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} top-flag (plural top-flags)
  1. (nautical, obsolete) A flag flown from the top of the mast of a sailing ship. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Nautical Translations (flag on a sailing ship): فورس (fors) (Ottoman Turkish), fors (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-top-flag-en-noun-WS5psGwW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: nautical, transport

Inflected forms

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