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house flag

American  

noun

  1. a flag flown by a merchant ship, bearing the emblem of its owners or operators.


Etymology

Origin of house flag

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

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“Guennol had no overall plan, no house flag, no device, no motto, no hunting magic,” Mr. Martin, a tennis champion and heir to a steel fortune, once wrote in a catalog essay.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2010

There may be some boats flying the Dollar house flag upon which a passenger cannot easily obtain liquor; if there are I haven't heard of them.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Alaskan waters and off the Maine Coast, in the Great Lakes and Puget Sound, operate 1,100 fishing boats flying the red diamond house flag of Booth Fisheries Co.

From Time Magazine Archive

If Merritt-Chapman & Scott has to haul down its famous blackhorse house flag, which has waved since Israel Merritt's day, a remarkable tradition will die.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its house flag is a golden star on a blue background.

From The Congo and Coasts of Africa by Davis, Richard Harding