Red Ensign

noun

the ensign of the British Merchant Navy, having the Union Jack on a red background at the upper corner of the vertical edge alongside the hoist: Compare White Ensign, Blue Ensign

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How to use Red Ensign in a sentence

Always at anchor off the citys front are at least a dozen European steamers, most of them flying the Red Ensign.
The Sea and the Jungle | H. M. Tomlinson
At that moment he caught sight of the Red Ensign flying at the fore, and asked the captain to give him one like it.
Savage Island | Basil C. Thomson
She looked like a collier, and flew the Red Ensign of England; but Henry knew her.
Rdan The Devil And Other Stories | Louis Becke
The boy ran aft and in a few seconds the Red Ensign fluttered up the flagstaff, and drooped in the still air.
The Summons | A.E.W. Mason
From a flagstaff at the pierhead the Red Ensign of England was displayed.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) | Robert Louis Stevenson

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