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white ensign
noun
- the British naval ensign, consisting of the red cross of St. George on a white field, with the British union occupying the upper quarter along the hoist.
White Ensign
noun
- the ensign of the Royal Navy and the Royal Yacht Squadron, having a red cross on a white background with the Union Jack at the upper corner of the vertical edge alongside the hoist Compare Red Ensign Blue Ensign
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Word History and Origins
Origin of white ensign1
First recorded in 1875–80
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Example Sentences
Running up the White Ensign, the screens were dropped, and every available gun opened fire.
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I opened fire with my starboard gun, hoisting white ensign at the main.
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Stars and stripes on one shoulder, the white ensign on the other!
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Of the sixteen cruisers which formed the wings, seven were French—and every warship of the whole lot was flying the White Ensign!
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From a flag-staff on one corner of this fluttered a red and white ensign, which gave way on Sundays to a Grinnell flag.
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