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Look up: flag

  1. flag
    [n] - a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device 2. [n] - stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones 3. [n] - emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design 4. [n] - a conspicuously marked or shaped tail 5. [v...
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. flag
    n. 1. a piece of cloth, rope or nylon strand used to mark the wireline when swabbing or bailing. 2. an indicator of wind direction used during drilling or workover operations where hydrogen Sulphide (sour) gas may be encountered.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  3. flag
    v. 1. to signal or attract attention. 2. in swabbing or bailing, to attach a piece of cloth to the wireline to enable the operator to estimate the position of the swab or bailer in the well.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  4. Flag
    A pattern seen on a chart of a futures price. If a price rises (or falls) sharply and then iterates... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/flag.htm?id=12762&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of flag'>more</a>
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  5. Flag
    A variable which can take one of only two values.
    Found on http://www.diracdelta.co.uk/science/sour

  6. flag
    Piece of cloth used as an emblem or symbol for nationalistic, religious, or military displays, or as a means of signalling. Flags originated from the representations of animals and other objects...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  7. Flag
    A piece of cloth, varying in size, shape, color, and design, usually attached at one edge to a staff or cord, and used as the symbol of a nation, state, or organization, as a means of signaling, etc.; ensign; standard; banner; pennant. - from Infoplease.com
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  8. Flag
    The designed title of a newspaper as it appears at the top of page one.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20829

  9. Flag
    Any of various types of indicators used for identification of a condition or event; for example, a character that signals the termination of a transmission.
    Found on http://www.flowmeterdirectory.com/flowme

  10. flag
    American term for the leading illustration on the first page of a daily paper Category: Printing and publishing • A piece of bunting or similar material of various shapes and colors displayed from a staff or halyard to indicate nationality or to make visual signals. Category: agricult...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  11. Flag
    Flag (flăg) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Flagged ; present participle & verbal noun Flagging .] [ Confer Icelandic flaka to droop, hang loosely. Confer Fl...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/36

  12. Flag
    Flag (flăg) transitive verb 1. To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness; as, to flag the wings. prior. 2. To enervate; to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of. « Nothing so flags the spirits.» Echard.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/36

  13. Flag
    Flag noun [ Confer LG. & German flagge , Swedish flagg , Danish flag , Dutch vlag . See Flag to hang loose.] 1. That which flags or hangs down loosely. 2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/36

  14. Flag
    Flag transitive verb [ From Flag an ensign.] 1. To signal to with a flag; as, to flag a train. 2. To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/36

  15. Flag
    Flag noun [ From Flag to hang loose, to bend down.] (Botany) An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera Iris and Acorus . Cooper's flag , the cat-tail ( Typha latifolia...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/36

  16. Flag
    Flag transitive verb To furnish or deck out with flags.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/36

  17. Flag
    Flag noun [ Icelandic flaga , confer Icelandic flag spot where a turf has been cut out, and English flake layer, scale. Confer Floe .] 1. A flat stone used for paving. Woodward. 2. (Geol.) Any...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/36

  18. Flag
    Flag transitive verb To lay with flags of flat stones. « The sides and floor are all flagged with . . . marble.» Sandys.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/36

  19. Flag
    Flag noun (Zoology) One of the wing feathers next the body of a bird; -- called also flag feather .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/36

  20. Flag
    Flag transitive verb To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, or the like to arouse the animal's curiosity. « The antelope are getting continually shyer and more difficult to flag T. Roosevelt.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/F/37

  21. flag
    1. That which flags or hangs down loosely. ... 2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc, or to give or ask information; commonly attached to a staff to be waved by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colours; as, the national flag; a mili...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  22. flag
    signal flag noun a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  23. flag
    noun a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  24. flag
    noun emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  25. flag
    verb provide with a flag; `Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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