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quarantine flag

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: nautical, transport

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8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 檢疫旗 /检疫旗 (jiǎnyìqí) — yellow flag
  • Cornish: baner enysekter — yellow flag
  • Finnish: karanteenilippu — yellow flag
  • French: drapeau jaune — yellow flag
  • Japanese: 検疫信号 (ken'eki shingō) — yellow flag
  • Japanese: 検疫旗 (ken'ekiki) — yellow flag
  • Russian: жёлтый флаг (žóltyj flag) — yellow flag
  • Russian: каранти́нный флаг (karantínnyj flag) — yellow flag