ensign staff

American  

noun

1. a staff at the stern of a vessel at which the ensign is flown.

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Etymology

Origin of ensign staff

First recorded in 1700–10

Example Sentences

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ensign staff

A sliver of metal sheered through the ensign staff.

From The Submarine Hunters A Story of the Naval Patrol Work in the Great War by Hodgson, Edward S.

If the flag striped red and white be hoisted on the ensign staff the rear-admiral of the red is to send ships to chase.

From Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. by Corbett, Julian S. (Julian Stafford)

If it was necessary for the men to pass to any other part of the ship, such as to the ensign staff, for instance, they had to climb over the sacks.

From The Cruise of the Thetis A Tale of the Cuban Insurrection by Cuneo, Cyrus

Then from the ensign staff fluttered the Black Cross of the Imperial German Navy.

From Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)

Morris had been ordered to set the American flag, and it was now floating in the light breeze at the ensign staff.

From Asiatic Breezes Students on The Wing by Optic, Oliver