English Dictionary

house-flag

noun

(nautical) A flag that uniquely identifies the company that owns or, occasionally, that operates a ship. / (by extension) A flag that identifies a company, unit, or other group.

The house has a flag on the roof.

意味（1）

(nautical) A flag that uniquely identifies the company that owns or, occasionally, that operates a ship.

Her house-flag was flying, and her whistle from time to time acknowledged the salutes of friendly boats, who saw that she was new to the High and Narrow Seas and wished to make her welcome.

意味（2）

(by extension) A flag that identifies a company, unit, or other group.

In the school ground, I saw a boy of section B was given the responsibility of leading the march past with house-flag in his hands.