church flag
Nautical
noun
A flag flown on board a ship to indicate a religious service is taking place.
- In the British Navy, the church flag is a white pennant with a St George's cross in the hoist and striped red over white over blue in the fly. In the United States Navy, it is a white pennant with a blue cross..
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Sailor's Magazine.
- Atheneum
- Athenian
- Athenian empire
- Athens
- atherogenesis
- atherogenic
- atheroma
- atheromatous
- at Her (or His) Majesty's pleasure
- atherosclerosis
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- Atherton Tableland
- athetesis
- athetise
- athetize
- athetoid
- athetosis
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- a thing of the past
- a thing or two
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- athlete heart
- athlete's foot