| 单词 | red duster |
| 释义 | > as lemmasred duster red duster n. (also with capital initials) slang (Nautical) = Red Ensign n. 1; cf. red rag n. 3a. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > standard > [noun] > flag > naval or merchant pavilion1572 blue flag1613 jack1633 white ensign1676 Red Ensign1720 Blue Ensign1745 red flag1757 red rag1809 Union Jack1832 duster1904 red duster1914 1914 Atlanta Constit. 10 June 12/2 The economical tramp ship flying what the English sailorman affectionately calls the old red duster. 1928 Daily Express 10 Aug. 15/1 His papers have not yet come through allowing him to fly the White Ensign, so, meanwhile, the Vita sails under the ‘red duster’. 1977 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 125 216/1 Today even the Red Duster is to some extent a flag of convenience. 2001 Independent 19 Sept. 2/8 Few merchant vessels fly the ‘Red Duster’... All in the name of globalisation. < as lemmas |
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