merchant flag

American  

noun

1. the ensign used by all ships engaged in commerce, fishing, etc.

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merchant flag

A year or two prior to this event this same ship, the Princess Augusta, had a remarkable adventure whilst sailing under the merchant flag of England.

From The Press-Gang Afloat and Ashore by Hutchinson, J. R. (John Robert)

"Then what's that flag doing there?" the Coast Guard officer asked, pointing to the reversed British merchant flag which still hung at the gaff.

From The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis

An hour went by, another, and the deceptive British merchant flag still fluttered from the rigging of the Noank.

From The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution by Stoddard, W. O.

A representation of the Italian merchant flag will be found on Plate V. No. 5.

From Flags: Some Account of their History and Uses. by Macgeorge, Andrew

To carry still further the illusion, we hoisted the Spanish merchant flag.

From Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States by Semmes, Raphael