quarantine flag en · NOUN
Meanings
- A black and yellow flag (signal flag LIMA) formerly hoisted by a ship to show that it has contagious or infectious disease aboard, or by a ship that has been quarantined. This use was listed in Brown’s 1916 code of signals, but this use is no longer listed in contemporary editions of the International Code of Signals.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quarantine flags | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (8)
ru жёлтый флаг (yellow flag) · fr drapeau jaune (yellow flag) · ru каранти́нный флаг (yellow flag) · ja 検疫旗 (yellow flag) · cmn 檢疫旗 /检疫旗 (yellow flag) · kw baner enysekter (yellow flag) · fi karanteenilippu (yellow flag) · ja 検疫信号 (yellow flag)