answering pennant

American  

noun

Nautical.

1. one of the flags of the International Code of Signals, a pennant of three red and two white vertical stripes, flown at the dip while a message is being interpreted and close up when it is understood.

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answering pennant

At six A.M. he signalled, "All the enemy's ships except two are on shore," but this extracted from drowsy Gambier no other response than the answering pennant.

From Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes by Fitchett, W. H. (William Henry)

Poop-deck obeyed; and while the main-topsail-yard slowly arose to place under the efforts of the rest, Seldom himself ran up the answering pennant, and then the repetition of the steamer's last message: "All right."

From "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea by Robertson, Morgan

Our signal-book was at once produced, our answering pennant run half-mast up, and we then began to read off the following signal: “Have you sighted?—”

From The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron by Schonberg, J.

The final string of flags then disappeared, and the Vestale’s answering pennant directly afterwards showed just above her topgallant yard, indicating that she had completed her signal and awaited our reply.

From The Congo Rovers A Story of the Slave Squadron by Schonberg, J.

There goes her answering pennant; and there she hauls to the wind on the starboard tack.

From The Rover's Secret A Tale of the Pirate Cays and Lagoons of Cuba by Symons, W. Christian