mail flag

noun Nautical.

a flag of the International Code of Signals symbolizing the letter Y, flown alone by a ship to indicate that it is carrying mail: a square flag with red and yellow diagonal stripes.
any of various other flags indicating that a ship is carrying mail.

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Words nearby mail flag

mail, mail bomb, mail car, mail carrier, mail drop, mail flag, mail merging, mail order, mail-cheeked, mail-in, mail-order
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