ensign
1. a person who holds a commissioned rank in the United States Navy or the United States Coast Guard; below lieutenant junior grade • Topics: military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine • Hypernyms: commissioned naval officer 2. an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality • Syn: national flag • Hypernyms: emblem, allegory, flag 3. colors flown by a ship to show its nationality • Hypernyms: colors, colours
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