burgee

noun

Definition of burgeenext
as in semaphore

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Recent Examples of burgee One tattoo of goats with a Bayview Yacht Club flag, known as a burgee, signifies his first 25 races from Port Huron to Mackinac. — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2021 The men, down to a 7-year-old sailor named Hank, had gold buttons on their blue blazers and red neckties bearing the club burgee. — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 Apr. 2021 Outside was given a nautical motif with burgees placed in flowering pots, flags hanging from railings highlighting blue-and-white life preservers personalized with the debs' names. — Sue Strachan, NOLA.com, 19 July 2017 The county seal appears on a light blue burgee, which is considered to be the first Ohio county flag that is the same shape as the Ohio flag. — cleveland.com, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burgee
  1. semaphore
  2. tricolor
  3. insignia
  4. crest
  5. waft
  6. white flag
  7. badge
Noun
  • The Jeep struck a semaphore pole, severing the vehicle in two.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 16 Apr. 2026
  • But even for an expert, fluency in the complex language of corner semaphore isn’t an essential for youngsters enjoying the game at grassroots level.
    — Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025
Definition of semaphore
Noun
  • Protesters were on New Delhi's streets until the evening, singing, sloganeering, waving the Indian tricolor flag.
    — Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 July 2026
  • The tricolor at the top of both the badge and the shield represents the colors of the Italian flag.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026
Definition of tricolor
Noun
  • Lelouch was given the insignia of Commandeur de l’ordre national du Mérite, which is roughly equivalent to the British rank of Commander.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • If signed into law, students who are awarded the seal would receive an insignia on their diplomas or transcripts.
    — Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of insignia
Noun
  • In satellite data captured over Antarctica, what appears to be a beautiful, colorful hummingbird emerges from the crest of a mountaintop.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 23 July 2026
  • The following day, the club’s crest took pride of place on the front of national newspapers.
    — Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of crest
Noun
  • In one image, a young sitter with the Arabic word for ‘justice’ painted on her cheek gazes sensuously into the camera, while flooding the frame with wafts of smoke.
    — Michael-Oliver Harding, CNN Money, 28 July 2026
  • At lunchtime, Bosnian and English bounce between the tables while delicious aromas waft in from the kitchen.
    — Timothy DePeugh, Southern Living, 25 July 2026
Definition of waft
Noun
  • Travis Gabriel at Olympia High and Marlin Roberts at Kissimmee Gateway throw up their arms as if to surrender with a white flag.
    — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 July 2026
  • These agreements secured a multibillion dollar revenue stream, but directly benefited xAI’s biggest rivals — and in a way, waved a big white flag.
    — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 16 July 2026
Definition of white flag
Noun
  • Add to that an illuminated Maybach badge in the grille frame, and love-them-or-loathe-them plastic lower intakes festooned with Maybach logos.
    — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 29 July 2026
  • Eco effort Avant Mar recently received its Green Key certificate, and, through its membership in Leading Hotels of the World, has been awarded a leader badge for its green initiatives.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Definition of badge

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